Define Risk

question 17

Essay

Define risk.Give an example of a risk-free investment and explain why you claim it has no risk.Give an example of a risky investment and explain why you claim the investment to be risky.

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Definitions:

2-methylcyclohexanone

An organic compound consisting of a six-membered ring with a ketone functional group and a methyl group attached.

Enolate

An ion formed by the deprotonation of an alpha carbon of a carbonyl compound, involved in many important organic reactions.

Carbonyl

A functional group characterized by a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (C=O).

Pka Values

A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution, representing the acid dissociation constant logarithmically.