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ISBN: 9780137453481

Author: Bennett

Publisher: SAVVAS L

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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 9, Problem 49EAP

Change in Fundamental Properties. Choose one property of Earth—either size or distance from the Sun—and suppose that it had been significantly different. Describe how this change might have affected Earth’s subsequent geological history and the possibility of our existence today on Earth.

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Change in Fundamental Properties. Choose one property of Earth—either size or distance from the Sun—and suppose that it had been significantly different. Describe how this change might have affected Earth’s subsequent geological history and the possibility of our existence today on Earth.

Solution Summary: The author explains how Earth's large size would have affected its geological history and the possibility of life on Earth. Earth retains internal heat and remains volcanically and tectonically active.

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