State the three chief classifications of rocks


Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.

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When you place a stick in water and remove it, the stick is wet. If you instead place it in mercury the opposite occurs. The stick is dry. This is because adhesive forces are greater

A) between stick and water. B) between the stick and mercury. C) between the mercury and the water. D) none of the above

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A 810-g quantity of ethanol, in the liquid state at its melting point of is frozen at atmospheric pressure

The heat of fusion of ethanol is 1.04 × 105 J/kg, the molecular mass is 46.1 g/mol, and the ideal gas constant is R = 8.314 J/(mol ? K). The change in the entropy of the ethanol as it freezes is closest to A) -540 J/K. B) -490 J/K. C) -600 J/K. D) 490 J/K. E) 540 J/K.

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RLC Circuits: A 120-V rms signal at 60 Hz is applied across a series combination of a 30-mH inductor and a 100-? resistor. What is the rms value of the voltage across the resistor?

A. 120 V B. 60 V C. 100 V D. 150 V E. 0.70 V

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A reaction in which a substance reacts with oxygen, bursts into flame, and forms an oxide is called a(n) ______________ reaction

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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