Practice Overview Of Organic And Inorganic Chemicals (3.1)

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Question 1.
What does KOC stand for?
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Think about what properties it measures.
Question 2.
Define hydrophobicity.
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Consider the opposite term.
3Question 3.
What does KOC measure?
- A. How much a chemical prefers soil over water
- B. The water solubility of a chemical
- C. The vapor pressure of a chemical
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Think about the context of soil and water.
4Question 4.
True or False: KOW relates to how substances behave in biological systems.
- True
- False
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Consider accumulation in the body.
Question 5.
Evaluate how differences in organic carbon from various geographical regions might affect the KOC values for a specific pesticide.
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Consider specific examples of pesticides and their uses in different areas.
Question 6.
Predict the environmental impact of a chemical with a low KOC value in a freshwater ecosystem.
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Think about how chemicals interact with water and sediment.

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