Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781285869759
Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.82P
1-82 When the astronauts walked on the Moon, they could make giant leaps in spite of their heavy gear.
(a) Why were their weights on the Moon so small?
(b) Were their masses different on the Moon than on the Earth?
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