In Recent Years

question 7

Multiple Choice

In recent years

• A) interest rates have remained constant.
• B) the success of financial institutions has reached levels unprecedented since the Great Depression.
• C) stock markets have crashed.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Increasing Acidity

A term referring to the rising strength of acid, usually measured by a decrease in pH value or an increase in the ability to donate protons (\(H^+\)) in solution.

Cycloheptatriene

A cyclic hydrocarbon with seven carbon atoms and three double bonds, known for its interesting reactivity due to aromatic destabilization.

Deprotonated

Refers to a molecule or ion that has lost a hydrogen ion (H+), resulting in a base form.

Resonance Forms

Different structures of a molecule that depict the delocalization of electrons within the molecule, explaining its stability.