Materials Composed of Molecules That Absorb Large Amounts of Energy

question 47

Multiple Choice

Materials composed of molecules that absorb large amounts of energy in the form of internal vibrations and rotations have

• A)low specific heats.
• B)high specific heats.
• C)none of the above

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Definitions:

Structure

Describes the arrangement or organization of atoms within molecules.

Ketone Reduction

A chemical reaction wherein a ketone is reduced to an alcohol, frequently involving the use of a reducing agent.

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a reducing agent commonly used in organic chemistry to reduce ketones and aldehydes to alcohols.

Secondary Alcohol

An alcohol containing a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom that is connected to two other carbon atoms.