Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780073511191
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.36UKC
- (a) What is the length of the given crayon in centimeters?
- (b) How many significant figures does this value contain?
- (c) Convert this value to meters, and write the answer in scientific notation.
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