A Price Ceiling, Such as a Rent Ceiling

question 272

Multiple Choice

A price ceiling, such as a rent ceiling

• A) always results in a surplus.
• B) always results in a shortage.
• C) results in a surplus if the ceiling price is less than the equilibrium price.
• D) results in a shortage if the ceiling price is less than the equilibrium price.

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Definitions:

O,p-director

Refers to substituents on an aromatic ring that direct incoming substituents to the ortho and para positions relative to themselves during electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.

Meta Sigma Complex

A term that is not commonly defined in the field of chemistry, indicating a potential misunderstanding or mislabeling of a concept. NO.

Phenyl Substituent

A functional group consisting of a benzene ring directly attached to the core structure of a molecule, influencing its chemical behavior.

Aromatic Ring

A cyclic (ring-shaped) group of atoms that exhibits stability due to the delocalization of pi electrons across all the ring atoms, common in many organic compounds.