Principles of General Chemistry
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073402697
Author: SILBERBERG, Martin S.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.5P
What advantage is there to using a counting unit (the mole) for amount of substance rather than a mass unit?
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