Environmental Researchers Have Collected Rain Acidity Data for Several Decades

question 637

Multiple Choice

Environmental researchers have collected rain acidity data for several decades. They want to see if
There is any evidence that attempts to reduce industrial pollution have produced a trend toward
Less acidic rainfall. They should display their data in a(n) …

• A) boxplot
• B) bar graph
• C) timeplot
• D) histogram
• E) contingency table

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Definitions:

Butanoic Acid

An organic compound with the formula C4H8O2, known for its unpleasant smell and used in manufacturing various esters.

Line Structure

A simplified representation of a chemical structure, showing the arrangement of atoms and bonds in a molecule using lines.

Pentanoic Acid

A five-carbon chain fatty acid, also known as valeric acid, with a chemical formula of C5H10O2.

Condensed Structural Formula

A method of representing molecules wherein the atoms are shown in order but some or all bonds are omitted for simplicity.