Many Technology Owners Have Avoided Introducing Technology or Technological Products

question 52

Multiple Choice

Many technology owners have avoided introducing technology or technological products into Brazil because:

• A) the market has been too weak to support these high-tech products.
• B) technology transfer agreements have been interpreted under Brazilian law so that the original owner loses many rights in the technology.
• C) Brazilian taxes on the introduction of technology into the country have been prohibitively high.
• D) spies and foreign agents have been stealing the technology and selling it to the communist countries.

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Definitions:

Lithium Hydroxide

A chemical compound with the formula LiOH, used primarily as a precursor in the production of lithium greases and batteries.

Strong Base

A substance that has a high capacity to accept protons (H+) and is completely or nearly completely ionized in aqueous solution.

Weak Base

A chemical species that partially accepts protons in solution, leading to an increase in the pH of the solution.

Calcium Hydroxide

A white crystalline compound with the formula Ca(OH)2, often used in the production of cement, plaster, and in water treatment.