For Movie Night, Annabelle Popped Two Bags of Popcorn

question 15

Multiple Choice

For movie night, Annabelle popped two bags of popcorn. In Bag 1, 654 of a possible 1,213 kernels popped. In Bag 2, 343 of 690 kernels popped. Identify the bag with the highest popcorn yield and report this percent yield.

• A)Bag 1, 46.1%
• B)Bag 1, 53.9%
• C)Bag 2, 49.7%
• D)Bag 2, 50.3%
• E)Cannot be determined from the given information.

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Definitions:

Protons

Positively charged subatomic particles found within the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's charge and atomic number.

Electrons

Subatomic particles with a negative electrical charge, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carriers of electricity in solids.

Periodic Table

A structured table of chemical elements, sorted by atomic number, electron configuration, and repetitive chemical characteristics.

Dmitri Mendeleev

A Russian chemist and inventor best known for formulating the Periodic Law and creating a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements.