What Is an Intermediate

question 54

Multiple Choice

What is an intermediate?

• A) A local maximum on the energy diagram.
• B) A point on the reaction pathway that has a discrete lifetime.
• C) A point half-way between the starting materials and products.
• D) The highest energy compound on an energy diagram.

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Definitions:

Self-Contradictory

Characterized by statements or propositions that are logically inconsistent with each other, leading to a contradiction.

Genus

Genus denotes a class or group of entities that share common characteristics, serving as a part of the hierarchical classification in biology and logic.

Differentia

The characteristic that distinguishes a species or a member of a species from all others of the same genus or category.

Genus

A principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is used in the classification of living and fossil organisms.