Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 146

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following questions. Figure 1A.3.3
-Figure 1A.3.3 illustrates two variables,x and y,which are

• A)negatively related,with a decreasing slope as x increases.
• B)negatively related,with an increasing slope as x increases.
• C)positively related,with a decreasing slope as x increases.
• D)positively related,with an increasing slope as x increases.
• E)positively related,with slope first increasing then decreasing.

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Definitions:

Hydrogenated

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Meso Dihalide

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