Question 9

In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine if this is plagiarism. Then answer the question below by clicking in the appropriate radio button.

Original Source Material Sample of Student Written Work

Water, a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. It is one of the most plentiful and essential of compounds. A tasteless and odourless liquid at room temperature, it has the important ability to dissolve many other substances. Indeed, the versatility of water as a solvent is essential to living organisms.

(quoted from: water. (2013). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/636754/water

A water molecule consists of one atom of oxygen and two atoms of hydrogen. Fresh water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, although the freezing point of salt water is lower.


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