General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
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ISBN: 9781259883989
Author: by Janice Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 1.5P
Classify each item as a pure substance or a mixture (a) blood; (b) ocean water; (c) a piece of wood; (d) a chunk of ice.
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