Standing in Line at a Small-Town Grocery Store Gives People

question 66

Multiple Choice

Standing in line at a small-town grocery store gives people a chance to socialize.Is this a positive externality associated with the act of shopping? Why or why not?

• A) Yes,because chatting with others is not inherently part of buying groceries.
• B) No,because the benefit is to the shoppers,not to third parties.
• C) Yes,because in large cities such socializing would not occur.
• D) No,because people can easily socialize elsewhere,as well.
• E) Yes,because not every shopper is in a mood to talk.

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Molarity

A concentration unit used to describe the amount of solute in moles divided by the volume of the solution in liters.

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Sodium Bromide, a chemical compound with the formula NaBr, used in medicine, as a sedative or anticonvulsant, and in photographic processing.

KI

The chemical formula for potassium iodide, an ionic compound that is used medically in thyroid blocking and also as a nutritional supplement.

Molarity

A metric determining the amount of a solute within a solution, specified as moles of the solute for every liter of solution.