From Our Knowledge of Late Adulthood We Can Conclude That

question 27

Multiple Choice

From our knowledge of late adulthood we can conclude that _________.

• A)human beings are most unalike in older adulthood
• B)the elderly are a static segment of the population
• C)the elderly are a monolithic segment of the population
• D)devaluing the lives of the elderly is fair treatment
• E)the "young old" are essentially the same as the "old old"

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Definitions:

pKa Values

A quantitative measure that indicates the strength of an acid; it's the logarithmic constant of a compound's dissociation in water.

Acids

Substances that donate protons (H+) in a chemical reaction and have a pH less than 7 in an aqueous solution.

pH

A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, on a scale in which 7 is neutral, lower values are more acidic, and higher values are more alkaline.

Aqueous Solution

A solution where water is the solvent in which solutes are dissolved.