PrepTest 156, Section 3, Question 24
Organic chemist Larry Koskan's inspiration arrived in the(447 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(23 more words not shown)
- Awithout funding from(2 more words not shown)
- Bwithout reference to(3 more words not shown)
- Conce its newest(6 more words not shown)
- Dnot merely as(5 more words not shown)
- Ebecause of its(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Read the phrase at the turn in the company's strategy. The larger industry has shelved a broad replacement because of cost. Koskan's company keeps going by pursuing specialty applications where polyaspartate offers particular value.
What we’re looking for
So on its own merits means the chemical can compete for what it does especially well, instead of being judged only as a general replacement for the cheaper established material.
Working the answers
- A
Government funding isn't discussed. This isn't a claim that the company has to operate without public assistance.
- B
Its chemical properties are exactly what make the applications useful. On its own merits doesn't mean ignoring what the material does.
- C
Publicity isn't the contrast here. The company is identifying valuable applications, not merely waiting for more people to hear about them.
- DCorrect
Polyaspartate can be more than a generic substitute for polyacrylates. In the particular oil and farming applications, its own useful performance gives customers a reason to choose it despite the barrier to broad replacement.
- E
Scale control is one example of its merits, but the following sentence also gives fertilizer retention. Reducing the phrase to its ability to control scale misses that broader strategy of finding specialized uses.
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