Chemistry
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Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay, Jill Kirsten Robinson
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.42SP
What are the molecular (formula) weights of the following substances? (a) Hg2Cl2 (calomel, used at one time as a bowel purgative) (b) C4H8O2(butyric acid, responsible for the odor of rancid butter) (c) CF, Cl, (a chlorofluorocarbon that destroys the stratospheric ozone layer)
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