Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.20PAE
1.20 Suppose that you are waiting at a corner for a bus. Three different routes pass this particular corner. You see buses pass by from the two routes that you are not interested in taking. When you say to yourself, “My bus must be next,” what type of reasoning (deductive or inductive) are you using? Explain your answer.
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2. In cases for answers in the exponential format, please be guided by the following examples and format:
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Chemistry for Engineering Students
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