The Biggest Reason for the Consolidation of the Banking Industry

question 68

Multiple Choice

The biggest reason for the consolidation of the banking industry in the 1980s was

• A) mergers.
• B) bankruptcy.
• C) bailouts.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different groups or atoms, leading to chirality and optical activity in molecules.

Optical Activity

The ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of polarized light, a property of chiral molecules.

Specific Rotation

A measure of the degree to which a chiral compound can rotate plane-polarized light, specific to the compound's concentration and temperature.

Configurations

Refers to the permanent arrangement of atoms in molecules and their spatial orientation, which cannot be changed without breaking and reforming chemical bonds.