The Region Outside the Orbit of Neptune in Which a Large

question 7

Multiple Choice

The region outside the orbit of Neptune in which a large number of objects composed of rock and ice circle the Sun not far from the plane of the ecliptic is called the

• A) outer solar system.
• B) asteroid belt.
• C) Kuiper belt.
• D) Oort comet cloud.

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Definitions:

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid obtained by oxidizing both the aldehyde group and the primary alcohol group of an aldose to carboxylic acids.

Optically Active

Refers to substances capable of rotating the plane of polarized light due to the presence of chiral molecules.

Bromine Water

An aqueous solution of bromine used as a reagent to test for the presence of unsaturation in organic compounds.

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid resulting from the oxidation of both the aldehyde and primary alcohol groups of an aldose.