EBK INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY
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ISBN: 9781260162165
Author: BAUER
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 1, Problem 43QP
The symbol NO was used by a student to represent nobelium an unstable, synthetic element. Is this an acceptable symbol for the element? If not. what is the correct symbol?
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EBK INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY
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