The Temperature on the Celsius Scale Where All Molecular Activity

question 29

Multiple Choice

The temperature on the Celsius scale where all molecular activity stops is ____.

• A) -273°C
• B) -293°C
• C) -460°C
• D) -459.6°C

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Definitions:

Electricity

The set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of electric charge, used as a form of energy.

Ionizing Radiation

Radiation with enough energy to remove tightly bound electrons from atoms, thus creating ions, and can lead to chemical changes and damage biological tissues.

Mutation

describes a change in the DNA sequence within a gene or chromosome of an organism leading to the creation of a new character or trait not found in the parental type.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule carrying genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.