Conceptual Physical Science, Books a la Carte Edition (6th Edition)
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Chapter 18, Problem 43TAS
Each year about 1.6 × 107 (16 million) metric tons (mt) of aluminum are produced. How many grams is this? (Recall that 1 mt is 1000 kg.)
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