What Processes Can Occur in Front of or Behind Some

question 100

Multiple Choice

What processes can occur in front of or behind some island arcs?

• A) trench rollback or back-arc rifting
• B) fold and thrust belts in the mountains, and formation of a continental plateau
• C) formation of an oceanic plateau related to subduction
• D) all of these

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N-Propanol

Also known as 1-propanol, a primary alcohol with the formula CH3CH2CH2OH, utilized as a solvent and in the synthesis of other chemicals.

Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

A chemical reaction in which an acyl group on a molecule is replaced by a nucleophile, a process common in organic synthesis.

Carboxylic Acid

Organic compounds characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group (-COOH), with acidic properties, making them able to donate a hydrogen ion to solutions.

Butanenitrile

An organic molecule also known as butyronitrile, a nitrile derivative of butane.