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Problem 1CQ Models are particularly useful in relativity and quantum mechanics, where conditions are outside those normally encountered by humans. What is a model?

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Why is the following situation impossible? In the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom, an electron moves in a circular orbit about a proton. The model states that the electron can exist only in certain allowed orbits around the proton: those whose radius r satisfies r 5 n2 (0.052 9 nm), where n 5 1, 2, 3

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The Stork enamine reaction and the intramolecular aldol reaction can be carried out in sequence to allow the synthesis of cyclohexenones. For example, reaction of the pyrrolidine enamine of cyclohexanone with 3-buten-2-one, followed by enamine hydrolysis and base treatment, yields the product indicat

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Explain why measurement standards based on laboratory procedures are preferable to those based on specific objects such as the international prototype kilogram.

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Table 3.8 shows information on the demand and supply for bicycles, where the quantities of bicycles are measured in thousands. a. What is the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied at a price of $210? b. At what price is the quantity supplied equal to 48,000? c. Graph the demand and sup

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Which of the following statements is true of cognitivebehavioral therapy (CBT) and interpersonal therapy (IPT) in the treatment of bulimia? a. CBT appears to work faster than IPT, but they both seem to have the same positive effect at a one-year follow-up. b. CBT and IPT appear to have the same impac

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Explain, in terms of the kinetic molecular theory, how an increase in the temperature of a gas confined to a rigid container causes an increase in the pressure of the gas.