A Normative Statement Is

question 415

Multiple Choice

A normative statement is

• A) about what ought to be.
• B) about what is.
• C) always true.
• D) one that does not use marginal concepts.

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Definitions:

Tollin's Test

A qualitative chemical test used to differentiate between aldehydes and non-reactive ketones based on the reduction of ammoniacal silver nitrate.

Glycosidic Linkages

Bonds that connect sugar molecules in carbohydrates, formed between hydroxyl groups of two sugar molecules.

Ruff Degradation

A chemical reaction used to shorten the carbon chain of sugars by one carbon atom through oxidation.

Optically Active

Describes compounds that have the ability to rotate the plane of polarized light, a property often associated with the presence of chiral centers.