During Sedimentation, Materials Are Often Sorted By____

question 45

Multiple Choice

During sedimentation, materials are often sorted by____ .

• A) color
• B) shape
• C) porosity
• D) size
• E) atomic weight

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Definitions:

Potassium Hydroxide

A strong inorganic base with the formula KOH, used in various applications including as a cleaning agent, in the manufacture of biodiesel, and in the synthesis of other chemicals.

Functional Groups

Specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules.

Carboxylic Acid

Organic compounds containing a carboxyl group (-COOH), which acts as an acidic functional group.

Aldehyde

Organic compounds characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group (C=O) with at least one hydrogen atom attached to the carbon.