All of the Following Statements Are True of the First

question 13

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true of the first law of thermodynamics EXCEPT:

• A)the amount of useful energy decreases.
• B)the first law of thermodynamics is often called the law of the conservation of energy.
• C)the total amount of energy within an isolated system remains the same.
• D)one form of energy may be converted to a different form of energy.

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Definitions:

Nucleophilicity

A measure of a molecule or ion's strength as a nucleophile, or its ability to donate an electron pair to an electrophile.

Basicity

A measure of a substance's ability to donate electrons or accept protons, commonly applied in the context of acids and bases.

Nucleophilic

Characteristic of a chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in reaction.

t-Butoxide

A strong, non-nucleophilic base, often used in organic synthesis, derived from tertiary butanol.