Katja Is Listening to a Lecture in a Hot Lecture

question 177

Multiple Choice

Katja is listening to a lecture in a hot lecture hall, late on a Friday afternoon. She starts to feel drowsy, and then falls into a light sleep. Which of the following shifts would be observed if her brain wave patterns were being monitored?

• A)theta waves to beta waves and finally to alpha waves
• B)beta waves to theta waves and finally to alpha waves
• C)alpha waves to beta waves and finally to delta waves
• D)beta waves to alpha waves and finally to theta waves

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Definitions:

Configurational Label

A notation used in chemistry to describe the spatial arrangement of atoms within a molecule and how it relates to molecule's geometric isomerism.

(2R,3R)-2,3-dibromo-3-chloropentane

A chiral compound featuring a five-carbon chain with bromine atoms attached to the second and third carbons, as well as a chlorine atom on the third carbon, with a specific three-dimensional arrangement.

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups, resulting in a chiral center that can have two different spatial arrangements (enantiomers).

R or S

Designations used in stereochemistry to describe the absolute configuration of chiral centers in molecules.