While Electric Power Is Sold on the Basis of Watts

question 16

Multiple Choice

While electric power is sold on the basis of watts consumed, the power company must supply the ____ power.

• A) true
• B) wattless
• C) apparent
• D) reactive

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Definitions:

Phosphorus

Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P, essential for life as part of the DNA and RNA structure, energy transfer molecules like ATP, and in bones and teeth.

Photosynthetic Pigments

Photosynthetic pigments are molecules present in plants and certain bacteria that absorb specific wavelengths of light and capture energy for photosynthesis.

Thylakoid Membranes

Membranous structures within chloroplasts that serve as the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Stroma

The supportive tissue of an epithelial organ, tumor, gonad, etc., consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels.