What Is the Process by Which Organic Substances Are Broken

question 60

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which organic substances are broken down naturally by living organisms?

• A)biodegradation
• B)recycling
• C)septic systemization
• D)organic oxygenation

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Definitions:

Solvolysis

A chemical process where the solvent plays a crucial role in the breaking of bonds in substrates, leading to the formation of products.

Chiral

Describes a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, essentially having a non-symmetrical arrangement of atoms.

Alkyl Halide

An organic compound containing a halogen atom (chlorine, bromine, fluorine, or iodine) bonded to an alkyl group.

Enantiomeric

Referring to each of a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed, just like left and right hands.