The Goals of the SEC Include All Except Which One

question 17

Multiple Choice

The goals of the SEC include all except which one of the following?

• A) Prohibiting the dissemination of materially misstated information.
• B) Controlling the number of companies whose stock is listed on major stock exchanges.
• C) Regulating the operation of securities markets.
• D) Ensuring that full and fair information is disclosed to all investors before the securities of a company are allowed to be bought and sold.
• E) Preventing the misuse of information especially by inside parties.

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Definitions:

Lone Pair Electrons

A pair of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom and hence do not participate in bonding but influence molecular shape and polarity.

Hydrogen Chloride

A diatomic molecule composed of hydrogen and chlorine; when dissolved in water, it forms hydrochloric acid.

Lewis Structure

A representation of molecules showing how the valence electrons are arranged among atoms in the molecule.

Ethane

A colorless, odorless gas that is the second simplest alkane, consisting of two carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms.