Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
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Chapter 2, Problem 44E
(a) Which of the following substances would you expect to be elements and which would you expect to be compounds? (1) aluminum sulfate; (2) osmium; (3) radon; (4) lithium carbonate; (5) dimethylhydrazine. (b) On what general rule do you base your answers to part (a)? Can you name any exceptions to this general rule for compounds?
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