Both the ¹⁶O and ¹⁸O Oxygen Isotopes Occur in Water

question 106

True/False

Both the ¹⁶O and ¹⁸O oxygen isotopes occur in water molecules and can be used for isotopic analysis to reconstruct past climates.

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Opportunity Cost

The cost of foregone alternatives, representing the benefits one could have received by taking a different decision.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in relative prices, leading consumers to substitute one product for another.

Demand Curve

A curve showing the relation between the price of a good and the quantity consumers are willing and able to buy per period, other things constant.

Market Demand Curve

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