Answer
This is a unit for area.
Work Step by Step
Cm is a unit for length. Therefore, $cm^2$ give the units for area since a length times a length gives an area.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Matter and Measurement - Additional Exercises - Page 38: 1.65b
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