Excessive Amounts of Sugar in the Blood Is Called

question 120

Multiple Choice

Excessive amounts of sugar in the blood is called:

• A) hypoglycemia.
• B) hypercapnia.
• C) hypercalcemia.
• D) hyperglycemia.

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Definitions:

Basicity

A measure of the ability of a compound to accept protons.

Nucleophilicity

A measure of a molecule or ion's strength as a nucleophile, or its ability to donate an electron pair to an electrophile.

Basicity

A measure of a substance's ability to donate electrons or accept protons, commonly applied in the context of acids and bases.

Nucleophilic

Characteristic of a chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in reaction.