Chemistry for Engineering Students
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ISBN: 9781337398909
Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.14PAE
1.14 Which part of the following descriptions of a compound or element refers to its physical properties and which to its chemical properties?
(a) Calcium carbonate is a white solid with a density of 2.71 g/cm. It reacts readily with an acid to produce gaseous carbon dioxide.
(b) Gray powdered zinc metal reacts with purple iodine to give a white compound.
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