General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications
- ISBN-10
- 0136121497
- ISBN-13
- 9780136121497
- Series
- General chemistry
- Category
- Chemistry
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Authors
- Ralph H. Petrucci, Jeffry D. Madura, F. Geoffrey Herring
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