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A Negative Externality Is an Example of Market Failure

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A negative externality is an example of market failure.The root of the problem lies in the definition and enforcement of property rights.Explain.


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Mid-Ocean Ridges

Underwater mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is created by volcanic activity along divergent plate boundaries.

Asthenosphere

The highly viscous, mechanically weak, and ductilely deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth.

Decompression

The process of reducing pressure in a physical system, often leading to the release of dissolved gases or the formation of bubbles in a liquid.

Solid Mantle

The thick layer of solid rock between the Earth's crust and its liquid outer core, involved in plate tectonics and volcanic activity.

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