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Which statement best describes one positive and one negative way that society was impacted by the use of DDT?

A
Society was positively impacted by increased insect control in crops, but it was negatively impacted by harmful chemicals.
B
Society was positively impacted by insect resistance, but it was negatively impacted by harmful chemicals.
C
Society was positively impacted by increased insect control in crops, but it was negatively impacted by malaria and typhus.
D
Society was positively impacted by insect resistance, but it was negatively impacted by malaria and typhus.
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A researcher is using a particle accelerator in an experiment studying isotopes. How can the researcher change one isotope into a different isotope of the same element?

A
by removing valence electrons
B
by adding valence electrons
C
by adding or removing protons
D
by adding or removing neutrons
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Which best compares and contrasts how John Newlands and Dmitri Mendeleev organized elements?

A
Both Newlands and Mendeleev arranged elements according to their chemical properties, but only Newlands used atomic mass as well.
B
Both Newlands and Mendeleev arranged elements according to their atomic masses, but only Mendeleev used chemical properties as well.
C
Both Newlands and Mendeleev organized elements into groups, but only Newlands used a table with rows and columns.
D
Both Newlands and Mendeleev organized elements into a table with rows and columns, but only Mendeleev named different groups of elements.
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When a hammer strikes a compound formed by covalent bonds, what will most likely happen to the compound?

A
It will break into many pieces.
B
It will reform into a new shape.
C
It will spread out and then return to its original shape.
D
It will stay solid and resist the force of the hammer.
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Which best describes a semiconductor?

A
Semiconductors are more conductive than a nonmetal and less conductive than a metal.
B
Semiconductors are more conductive than a nonmetal and less conductive than a metalloid.
C
Semiconductors have a high electrical conductivity.
D
Semiconductors have a no electrical conductivity.

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