Sometimes What Seems Like Mental Confusion Is Merely a Sign

question 96

Short Answer

Sometimes what seems like mental confusion is merely a sign that a patient cannot __________ or __________ what you are doing or saying.

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Definitions:

Polarized

Refers to a distribution of electrical charge leading to positive and negative poles within a molecule or chemical bond.

Electrophile

A chemical species that is attracted to electrons and typically accepts an electron pair to form a bond with a nucleophile.

Nucleophile

A chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in a reaction.

Lewis Acid

A substance that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond, typically metal ions or electron-deficient molecules.