Which of the following occur during an uncontrolled fission chain reaction?

A) A heavy nucleus is broken into smaller nuclei.
B) More neutrons are produced than are consumed.
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b


C

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In 1992, the Canadian government ________

A) banned the use of trawl fishing B) started harvesting manganese nodules from the ocean floor C) ordered a complete ban on cod fishing D) enacted laws to protect many species of whales E) gave subsidies to fishermen who were losing money due to low fish harvests

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The bite of a brown recluse spider:

A) may not result in immediate symptoms but generally presents as a painful, reddened area with an overlying blister. B) manifests with immediate and intense pain and the formation of a blister and a white surrounding area of ischemia. C) most often causes severe central nervous system depression because its venom contains a powerful neurotoxin. D) results in a local reaction only because the spider's venom is cytotoxic and spreads slowly throughout the bloodstream.

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Each of the states in this region is named for its largest ethnic group except ________, whose largest ethnic group is the ________

A) Kazakhstan; Russians B) Afghanistan; Pashtuns C) Turkmenistan; Mongols D) Uzbekistan; Tajiks

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Which of the following will have the highest electrical conductivity?

A) 0.1 M NaCl B) 0.2 M NaCl C) 0.3 M NaC2H3O2 D) 0.4 M NaC2H3O2

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