The Following Questions Refer to the Image Below

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Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the image below.

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William Clark sketch of Flathead Indians in his diary of the Lewis and Clark expedition,1804-1806
-Which of the following was the main reason for the Louisiana Purchase?

• A) The U.S. wanted to dominate the North American continent
• B) The acquisition of new lands for farming and markets
• C) The extension of slavery
• D) To build canals and roads

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Definitions:

Septet

A splitting pattern in NMR spectroscopy indicating seven adjacent hydrogens.

Doublet

A pair of closely related spectral lines or energy levels, often observed in spectroscopy due to splitting of a single level into two by interaction effects.

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, a technique used to observe the local magnetic fields around atomic nuclei, providing detailed information about the structure, dynamics, reaction state, and chemical environment of molecules.

IR

Infrared spectroscopy, a technique used to identify and study chemicals by analyzing their infrared light absorption patterns.