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Introductory Chemistry 5
Classify each change as physical or chemical. (a) Sugar dissolves in hot water. (b) Sugar burns in a pot. (c) A metal surface becomes dull because of continued abrasion. (d) A metal surface becomes dull on exposure to air.

Physics: Principles with Applications 6
(II) In a Rotor-ride at a carnival, people are rotated in a cylindrically walled room. (See Fig. 535.) The room radius is 4.6 m, and the rotation frequency is 0.50 revolutions per second when the floor drops out. What is the minimum coefficient of static friction so that the people will not slip down

Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics 4
Calculate the terminal voltage for a battery with an internal resistance of 0.900 fi and an emf of 6.00 V when the battery is connected in series with (a) an 81.0-0 resistor, and (ib) an 810-0 resistor.

Campbell Biology 9
In mitochondria, exergonic redox reactions a. are the source of energy driving prokaryotic ATP synthesis. b. are directly coupled to substrate-level phosphorylation. c. provide the energy that establishes the proton gradient. d. reduce carbon atoms to carbon dioxide. e. are coupled via phosphorylated

OpenIntro Statistics 3
A migraine is a particularly painful type of headache, which patients sometimes wish to treat with acupuncture. To determine whether acupuncture relieves migraine pain, researchers conducted a randomized controlled study where 89 females diagnosed with migraine headaches were randomly assigned to one

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What is egocentrism? Provide an original example.

Urban Economics 8
Migration to Portland In the last several months, the number of cars driving in Portland with Washington State license plates has increased dramatically. Suppose this refl ects migration from Seattle to Portland. Use two utility curves, one for Portland and a second for Seattle, to represent this mig

Principles of Economics 9
The experiment called the ultimatum game illustrates that people a. play the Nash equilibrium in strategic situations. b. are motivated by the desire for instant gratification. c. care about fairness, even to their own detriment. d. make decisions that are inconsistent over time.