Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
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Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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Chapter 1, Problem 50E
The distance from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Detroit is listed in a road atlas as 153 miles. Describe some of the factors that contribute to the uncertainty in this number. To make the number more precise, what would you need to specify and measure?
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Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
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