The most common rock forming minerals are composed of predominantly eight elements. These minerals are the

A) silicates, carbonates, oxides, sulfides, and sulfates.
B) silicates, sulfides, and oxides.
C) silicons, borates, oxides, sulfides, and carbonates.
D) sulfates, oxides, and carbonates.


Answer: A

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The oscillation of the 2.0-kg mass on a spring is described by where x is in centimeters and t is in seconds. What is the force constant of the spring?

A.

4.0 N/m

B.
0.80 N/m

C.
16 N/m

D.
32 N/m

E.
2.0 N/m

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A white dwarf is

A) what most stars become when they die. B) a precursor to a black hole. C) an early stage of a neutron star. D) a brown dwarf that has exhausted its fuel for nuclear fusion.

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An electron is in an infinite square well that is 2.6 nm wide. What is the smallest value of the state quantum number n for which the energy level exceeds 100 eV? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s, mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19)

A) 43 B) 44 C) 45 D) 42 E) 41

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