Westcott Chem Ch. 1
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1. Which of the following is an example of applied research?
a.)researcher studies a hormone and its prospect as a cell signaling
molecule
b.)a researcher tries to extract a newly found natural product
from plants to study its medicinal properties
c.)a researcher tries to study the effect of a new drug on HIV-
inhibition Answer:
2. According to one theory, the pressure of a gas increases as its
volume de- creases, because the molecules in the gas have to move a
shorter distance to hit the walls of the container. Does this theory
follow a macroscopic or microscopic description of chemical
behavior?
a.)neither
b.)Macroscopic
c.)Microscopic Answer: Microscopic. The behavior is explained in terms of the behavior of
microscopic particles (molecules).
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