What Partly Caused the Increase in International Trade in Canada

question 176

Multiple Choice

What partly caused the increase in international trade in Canada since 1989?

• A) an increase in Canadian GDP
• B) an appreciation of the dollar
• C) better quality of Canadian products
• D) the free trade agreement between Canada and the United States

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Definitions:

Levorotatory

Relating to a substance that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left.

Optical Activity

The ability of a molecule to rotate plane-polarized light, a property used to distinguish between enantiomers in stereochemistry.

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed upon one another, similar to left and right hands.

Polarimeter Tube

A component of a polarimeter used to measure the rotation of polarized light as it passes through an optically active substance.