Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 63

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the questions below:
For each of the compounds, select from the response list the correct number of atoms present in a molecule of the compound. Responses on the right may be used more than once or need not be used at all.
a) contains three or fewer atoms
b) contains four atoms
c) contains five atoms
d) contains six or more atoms
-Select the correct number of atoms in one molecule of hydrogen sulfide.

• A) contains three or fewer atoms
• B) contains four atoms
• C) contains five atoms
• D) contains six or more atoms

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Definitions:

Exemplars

Instances or examples that are typical of a category or concept, used in cognitive processes to classify or identify specific items.

Formal Concepts

Abstract ideas or categories defined by a set of rules or characteristics that objects or individuals must possess to be included in the category.

Prototypes

A cognitive representation of a typical member of a category, used to enhance memory and identification by providing examples that epitomize common features within that category.

Representativeness Heuristic

A thinking strategy based on how closely a new object or situation is judged to resemble or match an existing prototype of that object or situation.