Benzocaine Is from a Family of Chemicals That Are Good

question 24

Multiple Choice

Benzocaine is from a family of chemicals that are good local anesthetics. Identify the functional group circled.

• A) Aldehyde
• B) Ketone
• C) Ester
• D) Carboxylic acid
• E) Carbonyl

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Definitions:

Karl Pearson

A British mathematician and biometrician known for founding the discipline of mathematical statistics.

Product-moment

Refers to a correlation coefficient developed by Karl Pearson that measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Negative Correlation

A linkage between two variables that shows one increasing while the other decreases.

Coefficient of Alienation

A statistical measure that represents the amount of variation in one variable that is not accounted for by its relationship with another variable.