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ISBN: 9780073402697

Author: SILBERBERG, Martin S.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

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Mole concept is a method to determine the amount of any substance that consists of some elemental particles using a grouping unit called ‘mole’. The mole concept enables one to handle the large amount of small elementary particles. The mole concept can b…

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Chapter 2, Problem 2.61P

Write a formula for each of the following compounds:

(a) Ethylene glycol, car antifreeze, consists of two carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and two oxygen atoms.

(b) Peroxodisulfujic acid, a compound used to make bleaching agents, consists of two hydrogen atoms, two sulfur atoms, and eight oxygen atoms.

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