A Noncontractual Promise May Be Enforceable Where There Has Been

question 40

True/False

A noncontractual promise may be enforceable where there has been justifiable reliance on the promise.

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Definitions:

Enzyme

Biological catalysts which accelerate chemical reactions in living organisms by lowering the activation energy.

Racemic Acid

A mixture of equal amounts of two enantiomers of an acid, making it optically inactive.

Strecker Synthesis

A chemical reaction for synthesizing amino acids by reacting an aldehyde with ammonium chloride and potassium cyanide, followed by hydrolysis.

Racemic Alanine

A mixture of equal parts of the D- and L-enantiomers of alanine, making it optically inactive due to the internal compensation of optical activity.