A Woman with Gestational Diabetes Has Had Little or No

question 21

Multiple Choice

A woman with gestational diabetes has had little or no experience reading and interpreting glucose levels.She shows the nurse her readings for the past few days.Which reading should the nurse tell her is not within the normal limits for blood glucose levels?

• A) 3.2 mmol/L
• B) 3.8 mmol/L
• C) 4.2 mmol/L
• D) 4.8 mmol/L

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Definitions:

ΔS°

Represents the standard entropy change of a reaction, indicating the variation of randomness or disorder in a system at standard conditions.

Combustion

A chemical reaction where a substance combines with oxygen to release heat and often light.

Bond Dissociation Energies

The energy required to break a bond homolytically, resulting in two radical fragments, important for understanding reaction kinetics.

ΔH°

The standard enthalpy change of a reaction, measured under standard conditions (1 bar, 298.15K), representing the heat absorbed or released.