Traffic in Major Metropolitan Areas Is Too Often Brought to a Standstill

question 90

Multiple Choice

Traffic in major metropolitan areas is too often brought to a standstill because accident investigators must painstakingly measure skid marks and other evidence to determine culpability. After a police chief missed an important meeting because of a wreck investigation, he was pleased to find an article about a company that markets a new high-tech crash investigation system that shortens the time required for these investigations by 40 percent. In which stage of the adoption process is the police chief?

• A) evaluation
• B) trial
• C) interest
• D) confirmation
• E) adoption

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Definitions:

1-butanol

An organic compound, also known as butyl alcohol, a four-carbon straight-chain alcohol with the chemical formula C4H9OH, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of other chemicals.

Structural Formula

A graphical representation showing the arrangement of atoms within a molecule, indicating how they are connected.

2-butanol

An organic compound, also known as sec-butanol, which is a type of alcohol with four carbon atoms and a secondary hydroxyl group.

3-butanol

An organic compound, also known as butyl alcohol, with the formula C4H10O, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of other chemicals.