CHEMISTRY-TEXT
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ISBN: 9780134856230
Author: Robinson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.35SP
Label the following statements as quantitative or qualitativeobservations.
(a) An object weighs less on the moon than on Earth.
(b) An object that weighs 50 pounds on Earth only weighs8.3 pounds on the moon.
(c) The freezing point of water is cold.
(d) The freezing point of water is 0 °C
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