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What is the process called when a substance is diluted with alcohol or distilled water and then vigorously shaken in homeopathy?
What is the process called when a substance is diluted with alcohol or distilled water and then vigorously shaken in homeopathy?
- Succussion (correct)
- Trituration
- Dynamisation
- Potentisation
How are insoluble solids like quartz and oyster shell diluted in homeopathy?
How are insoluble solids like quartz and oyster shell diluted in homeopathy?
- Ground with lactose (trituration) (correct)
- Mixed with lactose
- Vigorously shaken with alcohol
- Diluted with distilled water
What did Samuel Hahnemann assert about the process of succussion in homeopathy?
What did Samuel Hahnemann assert about the process of succussion in homeopathy?
- It increased the molecular concentration of the substance
- It decreased the potency of the preparation
- It reduced the effectiveness of the dilution
- It activated the 'vital energy' of the diluted substance (correct)
What reaction did Samuel Hahnemann find caused by undiluted doses in homeopathy?
What reaction did Samuel Hahnemann find caused by undiluted doses in homeopathy?
Why are high homeopathic dilutions distinguished from low dilutions?
Why are high homeopathic dilutions distinguished from low dilutions?
What is the dilution factor if you add 0.5 mL of a stock solution to 4.5 mL of diluent?
What is the dilution factor if you add 0.5 mL of a stock solution to 4.5 mL of diluent?
If you perform a 1:5 dilution three times, what would be the final dilution factor?
If you perform a 1:5 dilution three times, what would be the final dilution factor?
If you add 1 mL of a stock solution to 9 mL of diluent, what is the dilution factor?
If you add 1 mL of a stock solution to 9 mL of diluent, what is the dilution factor?
If you add 0.3 mL of a stock solution to 2.7 mL of diluent, what is the dilution factor?
If you add 0.3 mL of a stock solution to 2.7 mL of diluent, what is the dilution factor?
If you perform a 1:2 dilution five times, what would be the final dilution factor?
If you perform a 1:2 dilution five times, what would be the final dilution factor?
