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Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

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Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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Chapter22: The Chemistry Of The Transistion Elements

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Problem 1PS: Identify, based on the position in the periodic table, the actinide elements among those in the...

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