A Patent

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patent

• A)is better for a writer of books than it is for an inventor of medicines.
• B)is often necessary to motivate inventions.
• C)makes a good that has recently been invented more expensive than it could be.
• D)is often necessary to motivate inventions and makes a good that has recently been invented more expensive than it could be.

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Definitions:

Mechanistic Step

Refers to an individual stage or transition within the broader sequence of events that constitute a chemical reaction's mechanism.

Amine

An organic compound and functional group consisting of a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair and deriving from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic groups.

Carboxylic Acid

Organic compounds containing a carboxyl group (-COOH), known for their acidic properties.

Major Organic Product

The primary outcome of an organic reaction which is produced in the greatest quantity.