Which Is the Most Accurate Statement

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which is the most accurate statement?

• A)Employment discrimination has been almost entirely wiped out over the last few decades.
• B)A male kindergarten teacher generally receives about the same pay as a female kindergarten teacher.
• C)Nearly everyone agrees that Wal-Mart is an equal opportunity employer.
• D)A female physician and surgeon receive significantly lower pay than her male counterpart.

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Definitions:

R or S

Descriptors in chemistry that indicate the absolute configuration of chiral centers in molecules, determining their spatial arrangement as right-handed (R) or left-handed (S).

Stereochemistry

The study of the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules and its influence on the chemical and physical properties of substances.

(S)-3-chloro-3-methylhexane

A chiral compound with a specific three-dimensional arrangement around the chiral center, designated by the (S) configuration.

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups of atoms, making it a chiral center.