Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
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Chapter 10, Problem 29E
The reaction of a dry cell battery may be represented as follows: Zinc reacts with ammonium chloride to form zinc chloride, ammonia, and hydrogen. Calculate the mass in grams of zinc consumed during the release of
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