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Which of these areas of chemistry would require the most extensive mathematical background?

Analytical
Organic
Inorganic
Physical
Biochemical
Analytical
A hypothesis is a:
descriptive model for observations
Which of the following is a significant contributor to the greenhouse effect?
Carbon Dioxide
When there is a change in ___, chemistry is involved.
Composition
An important characteristic of an accepted scientific theory is that ___.
It can be disproved at any time.
Most of the world's energy is supplied by:
the sun
Previous periods of history were known as the stone age, the iron age and the bronze age. The modern world is primarily the ___ age.
plastics
Amino acids, proteins, DNA would be suitable topics in a ___ book.
biochemistry
CFC's were banned because they have been linked to the damage of :
the ozone layer
The answers to odd-numbered problems in the chemistry text are found in appendix:
C
A scientific field is distinguished from a nonscientific field by the:
repeatability
The use of chemicals called pheromones to help in pest eradication is better than insecticides because they are:
specific
The chemical equation for photosynthesis involves ___ substances that are in the gas phase.
2
Peat is..?
a potential source for petroleum
Who noticed that infectious bacteria failed to grow on portions of a bacterial culture where mold was growing?
Alexander Flemming
Whose law summarizes what happens when a sealed, gas-filled container is heated?
Gay-lussac's
The pressure of gas is directly proportional to the ___ temp at constant value
kelvin
abscissa
to cut from ordinate
X value is the ___ variable
control
k=constant=
y/x
k of hyperbola:
xy
powercurve formula:
k=y/x squared
Laws of Thermo-Dynamics
1. electrons are the conductor of heat
2. electrons are waves
3. quantum fields (law of quantum mechanics)