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A __________ is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound.
molecule
A molecule is the smallest multi-atom particle of an element or compound that can exist and still retain the characteristics of the element or compound. The molecules of elements consist of two or more similar atoms, the molecules of compounds consist of two or more different atoms.
Capacitors are charged by what type of current?
direct
Capacitors store voltage and are used in circuits as temporary batteries. Capacitors are charged by DC current (AC current passes through a capacitor) and that stored charge can later be dissipated into the circuit as needed. Capacitors are often used to maintain power within a system when it is disconnected from its primary power source or to smooth out or filter voltage within a circuit.
Specific gravity is a comparison of the density of an object with the density of:
water
Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of equal volumes of a substance and water and is measured by a hyrdometer.
Solve 3b + 2b = 9b - 9y + 8 for b in terms of y.
To solve this equation, isolate the variable for which you are solving (b) on one side of the equation and put everything else on the other side.
3b + 2y = 9b - 9y + 8
3b = 9b - 9y + 8 - 2y
3b - 9b = -9y + 8 - 2y
-6b = -11y + 8
b = \( \frac{-11y + 8}{-6} \)
b = \( \frac{-11y}{-6} \) + \( \frac{8}{-6} \)
b = 1\(\frac{5}{6}\)y - 1\(\frac{1}{3}\)
During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?
small intestine
Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.
Just before the piston reaches top dead center, the spark plug fires and ignites the compressed air-fuel mixture. This describes which engine stroke?
power
During the power stroke, just before the piston reaches top dead center, the spark plug fires and ignites the compressed air-fuel mixture. The resulting expansion due to combustion pushes the piston back down the cylinder toward bottom dead center.
Scavengers break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into which of the following?
simple nutrients
Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.
The mechanical advantage of a block and tackle is equal to which of the following?
the number of pulleys
Two or more pulleys used together constitute a block and tackle which, unlike a fixed pulley, does impart mechanical advantage as a function of the number of pulleys that make up the arrangement. So, for example, a block and tackle with three pulleys would have a mechanical advantage of three.