A Swiss Watchmaker Opens a Factory in the United States

question 32

Multiple Choice

A Swiss watchmaker opens a factory in the United States.This is an example of Swiss

• A)exports.
• B)imports.
• C)foreign portfolio investment.
• D)foreign direct investment.

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Definitions:

Correct Hybridization

The appropriate mixing of atomic orbitals to form hybrid orbitals that can explain the bonding in a molecule.

Atom

The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons.

Molecule

The smallest particle in a chemical element or compound that has the chemical properties of that element or compound.

Sigma Bond

A type of covalent bond formed by the head-on overlap of atomic orbitals, involving two electrons shared between two atoms.