Describe the First Step of a Specific-Base-Catalyzed Dehydration of a Hydrate

question 53

Multiple Choice

Describe the first step of a specific-base-catalyzed dehydration of a hydrate.

• A)base abstracts a proton, electron pair from O-H bond goes to oxygen
• B)negative charge from oxygen forms double bond, hydroxide departs as leaving group
• C)base abstracts a proton, electron pair from O-H bond forms a double bond, hydroxide departs as leaving group
• D)hydroxide departs as leaving group, then negative charge from oxygen forms a double bond
• E)electron pair from O-H bond forms a double bond, base abstracts a proton

---

Definitions:

T Score

A standardized type of score that has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, used in various psychological and educational tests.

Standard Deviation

is a statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values around the mean (average) value.

Standard Score

A score that has been transformed to fit a given mean and standard deviation, facilitating the comparison across different tests or assessment measures.

Internal Consistency Reliability

A measure of the extent to which items on a test measure the same construct or characteristic.