I think the answer is B.
I know the answer cant be A because a lot of metal that is new can be shiny.
C is incorrect because malleable means that it can be permanently bent out of shape ( which metal can be )
D is incorrect because a lot of metal can conduct electricity for example copper and brass can both conduct electricity
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The question is incomplete, the complete question is;
In the 1800s, a popular belief known as vitalism stated that life processes could not be explained by the laws of physics and chemistry,and were instead dictated by an independent life force. Which discovery most likely caused scientists to revise this hypothesis regarding the origin of life on Earth?
a. that inorganic compounds existed within live organisms
b. that organic compounds could be synthesized in a laboratory
c. that RNA could serve as a template to synthesize DNA
d. that self-replicating molecules existed inside cells
Answer:
b. that organic compounds could be synthesized in a laboratory
Explanation:
Vitalism is the belief that "living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they contain some non-physical element or are governed by different principles than are inanimate things"(wikipedia).
This theory held that the molecules involved in life processes could not be synthesized in the laboratory.
All these were upturned after Fredrich Whöler's synthesis of urea in 1828. He was able to show that molecules involved in life process can also be synthesized in the laboratory. This gave rise to modern synthetic organic chemistry.
An Insulator.
Insulators prevent flow of electric current. Example is wood, clay.
PbSO₄ partially dissociates in water. the balanced equation is;
PbSO₄(s) ⇄ Pb²⁺(aq) + SO₄²⁻(aq)
Initial - -
Change -X +X +X
Equilibrium X X
Ksp = [Pb²⁺(aq)] [SO₄²⁻(aq)]
1.6 x 10⁻⁸ = X * X
1.6 x 10⁻⁸ = X²
X = 1.3 x 10⁻⁴ M
Hence the Pb²⁺ concentration in underground water is 1.3 x 10⁻⁴ M.
[Pb²⁺] = 1.3 x 10⁻⁴ M.
= 1.3 x 10⁻⁴ mol / L x 207 g / mol
= 26.91 ppm
Answer:D. It has indefinite shape but definite volume.
Explanation: The property and characteristics of liquids is it does not have a definite shape since it copies and conform on the shape of its container but it has a definite of fixed volume.
