When a Positive Externality Exists

question 125

Multiple Choice

When a positive externality exists,

• A)external benefits are necessarily greater than private benefits.
• B)social benefits are greater than private benefits.
• C)social benefits are less than private benefits.
• D)social benefits equal private benefits.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Rearrangement

A chemical reaction in which the structure of a molecule is rearranged to form a new molecule.

Expected Product

The outcome that is predicted to result from a chemical reaction under specified conditions, based on the reactants and the reaction mechanism.

Solvolysis

A chemical process where the solvent plays a crucial role in the breaking of bonds in substrates, leading to the formation of products.

Chiral

Describes a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, essentially having a non-symmetrical arrangement of atoms.