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ISBN: 9780135197394

Author: Hewitt, Paul G., LYONS, Suzanne, (science Teacher), Suchocki, John, Yeh, Jennifer (jennifer Jean)

Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)

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Ideal gas law states that the product of pressure and volume of a gas directly varies with the product of the number of moles, the universal gas constant, and the temperature of the gas.

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Chapter 24, Problem 87TE

A plastic cup breaks down to bits of microplastic in the ocean. If you are a sea turtle

or a baleen whale, is this a good thing for you? Why or Why not?

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