Our current Gregorian calendar usually has a leap year every 4 years, but there are exceptions in some century years (e.g., 2100 will not be a leap year). Which of the following best explains why the calendar needs these exceptions?
A) The length of the tropical year (from one March equinox to the next) is not exactly 365-1/4 days.
B) Precession of Earth's axis makes the tropical year (from one March equinox to the next) slightly different from the sidereal year (Earth's actual orbital period).
C) Earth's orbital period around the Sun is gradually changing due to tidal forces.
D) The exceptions are necessary to account for the difference between a solar and sidereal day.
A) The length of the tropical year (from one March equinox to the next) is not exactly 365-1/4 days.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is a negatively charged polyatomic ion?
a. Ammonium ion b. Oxide ion c. Sodium ion d. Nitrate ion
Molar Specific Heats: For an ideal gas,
A. 
= 1 for all ideal gases.
B. 
< 1 for all monatomic and diatomic gases.
C. 
> 1 for all monatomic and diatomic gases.
D. 
< 1 only for a monatomic gas.
E. 
< 1 only for a diatomic gas.