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Ch.1 - Introduction: Matter, Energy, and Measurement
Brown - Chemistry: The Central Science 14th Edition
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Capitolo 1, Problema 6

Identify each of the following as measurements of length, area, volume, mass, density, time, or temperature: (a) 25 ps, (b) 374.2 mg, (c) 77 K, (d) 100,000 km2, (e) 1.06 mm, (f) 16 nm2, (g) -78 °C, (h) 2.56 g>cm3, (i) 28 cm3.

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(a) Identify the unit 'ps' and recognize it as a unit of time (picoseconds).
(b) Identify the unit 'mg' and recognize it as a unit of mass (milligrams).
(c) Identify the unit 'K' and recognize it as a unit of temperature (Kelvin).
(d) Identify the unit 'km^2' and recognize it as a unit of area (square kilometers).
(e) Identify the unit 'mm' and recognize it as a unit of length (millimeters).

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