Chemistry In Context
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 9.9, Problem 9.24YT
Examine the values in Table 9.4 from the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
- a. Are these values comparable to those quoted by the EPA in Your Turn 9.20? Assume that the tons quoted were short tons; that is. 2,000 pounds per ton.
- b. The EPA reported the amounts recycled using one unit (million tons), and the ACC reported in another (million pounds). Several explanations are possible. Propose one.
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