I think its because its more accurate because it shows you the numbers rather than you reading the approximate temperature on a liquid thermometer
1.0566 gal.
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the constant formula you can use for solving and simplifying equations such as these, you can simply look up the metric system online and figure one out. hoped this helped!
What you were given is the balanced chemical equation
C. 14 protons and 14 electrons