Chemistry for Changing Times, Books a la Carte Edition (14th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133890754
Author: Hill, John W.; McCreary, Terry W.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 24P
Which of the following is a reasonable approximation for the area of a credit card?
4 cm2 40 cm2 400 cm2 4 m2
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