In Which One of the Following Species Is the Central

question 61

Multiple Choice

In which one of the following species is the central atom (the first atom in the formula) likely to violate the octet rule?

• A)BF ₄ ⁻
• B)XeO ₃
• C)SiCl ₄
• D)NH ₃
• E)CH ₂Cl ₂

Knowledge of assortative mating and its examples in human societies.

Understand the concept of the prisoner's dilemma and its implications for cooperation and reciprocity in the animal kingdom.

Grasp the principles of kin selection theory and its role in explaining altruistic behaviors in animals.

Identify examples of reciprocity and altruism in mutualistic interactions between species.

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Definitions:

Purely Competitive

A market scenario where all participants sell indistinguishable goods, ensuring no one seller can influence prices, creating an ideal competition.

Market Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the total output of the good all producers are willing to supply.

Remaining Firms

Businesses that continue to operate in a market after others have exited, often due to competitive advantages or niches.

Invisible Hand

A metaphor introduced by Adam Smith to describe how individual self-interest in a free-market economy leads to economic well-being and efficiency as if by an invisible hand guiding them.