A Rockfall Occurs When a Rock Dislodges from a Cliff

question 15

True/False

A rockfall occurs when a rock dislodges from a cliff and falls by the pull of gravity.

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Definitions:

Mutarotation

Mutarotation is the process of spontaneous change in the optical rotation because of the change in the equilibrium between two anomers of a sugar in solution.

Amygdalin

A naturally occurring compound found in the seeds of many fruits that releases cyanide when metabolized.

D-Aldohexoses

A type of simple sugar (monosaccharide) with six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group, where the hydroxyl group on the highest-numbered chiral carbon points to the right in the Fischer projection.

D-Arabinose

A naturally occurring aldopentose sugar, notable for its role in the biosynthesis of many plant and bacterial polysaccharides.