Identify the Property Illustrated by the Statement

question 588

Multiple Choice

Identify the property illustrated by the statement. Assume all variables represent real numbers.
-7 + (-7) = 0

• A) Closure
• B) Inverse
• C) Identity
• D) Associative

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Definitions:

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a reducing agent commonly used in organic synthesis to reduce aldehydes and ketones to alcohols.

Regiochemistry

The branch of chemistry that concerns itself with the location at which atoms are positioned in the product of a chemical reaction.

Transition State

A high-energy state during a chemical reaction through which reactants must pass before becoming products.

Partial Charges

Small electric charges that result from an unequal distribution of electrons in a chemical bond, leading to regions of slight positive and negative charge.