Take a Cup of Water, Add Sugar, and Stir

question 51

Multiple Choice

Take a cup of water, add sugar, and stir. Continue adding sugar and stirring until the sugar crystals no longer dissolve. Then apply heat to dissolve the remaining crystals. If the resulting solution is allowed to slowly cool, the solution is said to be

• A) an unsaturated solution.
• B) a saturated solution.
• C) a supersaturated solution.
• D) none of these.

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Definitions:

Inputs

Signals or data received by a system, which are then processed to generate an output.

Inner Hair Cells

Inner hair cells are the sensory cells located in the cochlea of the inner ear, playing a critical role in sound transduction by converting mechanical sound vibrations into electrical signals to the brain.

Human Cochlea

A spiral-shaped, fluid-filled inner ear structure, essential for converting sound wave vibrations into electrical signals for the brain.

Approximately

Used to indicate that a number is not exact, but close to a certain value.