When Electrons Are Passed from One Atom to a More

question 22

Multiple Choice

When electrons are passed from one atom to a more electronegative atom, the more electronegative atom is ________.

• A) reduced, and energy is released
• B) reduced, and energy is used
• C) oxidized, and energy is used
• D) oxidized, and energy is released

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Definitions:

Proportion

A statistical measure that reflects the fraction of the total number of occurrences for a specific outcome.

Hypotheses

Formally proposed explanations for a phenomenon, which are typically tested through research and experiments to be supported or refuted.

Z Statistic

The Z statistic, or Z-score, is used in hypothesis testing, measuring the number of standard deviations a datapoint is from the population mean.

P-value

A measure in statistical hypothesis testing representing the probability of obtaining a result at least as extreme as the one observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.