An Example of Basic Research Is

question 29

Multiple Choice

An example of basic research is

• A)the development of new plastics that can be recycled.
• B)the study of the relationship between the amount of automobile emissions gases in the atmosphere and the decomposition of atmospheric ozone.
• C)the study of the composition of the atom.
• D)the design of new batteries for electric cars.
• E)the study of natural compounds in sea animals to look for new molecules that can be used for medicine.

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Definitions:

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