3.1 - Overview of Organic and Inorganic Chemicals
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Practice Questions
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What does KOC stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about what properties it measures.
Define hydrophobicity.
💡 Hint: Consider the opposite term.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does KOC measure?
💡 Hint: Think about the context of soil and water.
True or False: KOW relates to how substances behave in biological systems.
💡 Hint: Consider accumulation in the body.
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Evaluate how differences in organic carbon from various geographical regions might affect the KOC values for a specific pesticide.
💡 Hint: Consider specific examples of pesticides and their uses in different areas.
Predict the environmental impact of a chemical with a low KOC value in a freshwater ecosystem.
💡 Hint: Think about how chemicals interact with water and sediment.
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