Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 47, Problem 10SQ
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Introduction: Water is colorless, transparent chemical substance that contains one molecule of oxygen and two molecules of hydrogen atoms joined by covalent bonds.
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