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Chapter 1, Problem 1.34SP
Label the following statements about the world’s largest goldbar as quantitative or qualitative observations. (This gold barwas worth approximately $10.25 million in 2013.)
(a) The melting point of gold is 1064.2 °C.
(b) The volume of the gold bar ¡s
(c) Gold metal is a conductor of electricity.
(d) The mass of the gold bar is 250 kg.
(e) The gold bar is yellow and shiny.
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