Desert Soil Contains No Water

question 24

True/False

Desert soil contains no water.

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Definitions:

Control

In the context of experiments, a standard condition or treatment that does not change, used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the experimental variable.

Activation Energies

The minimum amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction.

Antibonding π Molecular Orbital

A molecular orbital formed when lobes of p orbitals on two atoms combine in a phase mismatch, weakening the bond between the atoms.

Allyl Cation

A positively charged species (ion), specifically a reactive intermediate with the structure CH2=CH-CH2+.