Chemistry: Structure and Properties (2nd Edition)
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Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
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Chapter 11, Problem 52E
When a thin glass tube is put into water, the water rises 1.4 cm. When the same tube is put into hexane, the hexane rises only 0.4 cm. Explain.
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