Sue was monitoring the oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico from an oil tanker. From her observations, she noted that the oil was moving as large patches in the water. It did not appear as though the oil was dissolving into the water. Why did the oil not dissolve into the water?
A. Hydrophobic interactions
B. Surface tension
C. Sea water acts as a solvent
D. Water forms hydration shells
E. Water has a high heat of vaporization
A
You might also like to view...
Bones are important in balancing which mineral in the body?
a. sodium b. potassium c. iron d. magnesium e. calcium
Mendel’s experiments with pea plants yielded useful results because
A. pea plants exhibit continuous variation. B. pea plants exhibit a variety of inheritance patterns. C. pea plants show discontinuous variation and complete dominance. D. pea plants are sterile. E. more than one of these are correct.
Based on Berthold's methods, how do researchers today determine a tissue to be endocrine in nature? What will be an ideal response?
The diseases bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt—Jakob disease are caused by what kind of protein? How does this protein cause these diseases?
What will be an ideal response?