Which One of the Following Statements Is True About Normal

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is true about normal alkanes?

• A) They all exhibit strong hydrogen bonding with one another and with water.
• B) They all contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in consistent ratios.
• C) Some are gases, some are liquids, and some are solids at room temperature.
• D) Some are yellow, some are red, and some are blue, depending on the chain length.
• E) They have the formula C_nH_2n+2 if they are linear or branched or C_nH_2n if they are cyclic.

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Definitions:

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that given a sufficiently large sample size from a population with a finite level of variance, the mean of all samples from the same population will be approximately equal to the mean of the population.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample subset of a larger population, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Point Estimate

A single value estimate for a population parameter derived from a sample.