AmbienTM is a sedative used in the treatment of insomnia. It was discovered in 1982 and brought to market in 1992 (it takes a long time for new drugs to undergo the extensive testing required to receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration). Identify the hybridization state and geometry of each carbon atom in the structure of this compound:

Which statement describes both homogeneous mixtures and heterogeneous mixtures?

Why do scientists look for patterns in the world? a. patterns can explain observations. b. patterns never change, no matter what. c. patterns are easy for scientists to detect. d. patterns are all the same, through all time.

Which statement best describes the relationship between period and frequency of light waves? a) in wave b the period increases and the frequency decreases from wave a. b) in wave a the period increases and the frequency decreases from wave b. c) in wave b the period is shorter and the frequency is greater than in wave a. d) in wave a the period is shorter and the frequency is greater than in wave b.