When a Person Tests Negative for a Drug Even Though

question 25

Multiple Choice

When a person tests negative for a drug even though that drug is present in the body, it is termed

• A) negative outlier
• B) false negative
• C) false positive
• D) inaccurate

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Definitions:

Orbitals

Mathematical functions describing the regions around an atom where electrons are most likely to be found.

Electrons

Subatomic particles with a negative electric charge, found in all atoms, responsible for chemical bonding and carrying electric current in conductors.

P Orbitals

P orbitals refer to the dumbbell-shaped orbitals in an atom, oriented orthogonally across three dimensions, and are capable of holding up to six electrons in three pairs.

Overlap

In chemistry, refers to the sharing of orbital space between two atoms contributing to the formation of a covalent bond.