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Page 80
... atoms and 16 hydrogen atoms ) , is the major component of turpentine , which is obtained from pine trees ; and n - heptane , with the formula C7H16 , can be obtained in pure form and in large quantities from the Jeffrey pine ...
... atoms and 16 hydrogen atoms ) , is the major component of turpentine , which is obtained from pine trees ; and n - heptane , with the formula C7H16 , can be obtained in pure form and in large quantities from the Jeffrey pine ...
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... atoms are remarkable for their ability to catenate ; that is , to bond to each other to form molecular chains , as in the open - chain hydrocarbons ( alkanes ) that are found in petroleum . Other elements have this ability to a much ...
... atoms are remarkable for their ability to catenate ; that is , to bond to each other to form molecular chains , as in the open - chain hydrocarbons ( alkanes ) that are found in petroleum . Other elements have this ability to a much ...
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... atoms are arranged in a regular crystallographic lattice , the hydrogen atoms are arranged randomly , their positions governed only by the fact that there must be two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds ( in which electrons are ...
... atoms are arranged in a regular crystallographic lattice , the hydrogen atoms are arranged randomly , their positions governed only by the fact that there must be two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds ( in which electrons are ...
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