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Germanium, Ge (number 32 ), computer chips operate faster than silicon, Si (number 14), computer chips. So how might a gallium, Ga (number 31 ), chip compare with a germanium chip?
 
  A) A gallium chip would be even faster because the gallium is more metallic.
  B) A gallium chip would be slower because its electrons are more loosely held.
  C) Gallium is located just below aluminum, which is widely known to be an electrical insulator.
  D) Gallium is more nonmetallic and so it does not conduct electrons very well.

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Why does a farmed field lose its fertility while a wild pasture does not?
 
  A) Harvesting removes the minerals and organic matter stored in the plants from the ecosystem.
  B) Wild pastures are continually fertilized by nitrogen rich rain formed in thunderstorms.
  C) Nature is more balanced than agriculture.
  D) Agricultural plants require more water than natural plants and this leads to more leaching.
  E) all of the above



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