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John Singer Sargent’s family portrait Daughters of Edward Darley Boit shows the influence of his careful study of which painter?

The heavily muscled men and straining poses of Rubens’s Elevation of the Cross are evidence of Rubens’s emulation of which Renaissance master?

Much of the bronze for the tall columns of Bernini’s Baldacchino was taken from what earlier building?

Jasper Johns’s Three Flags has strong ties to what Surrealist artist who produced a work incorporating the words This is not a pipe?

Which of the ornamental objects in Kalf’s Still Life with a Late Ming Ginger Jar would qualify the work as a vanitas painting?

What is the function of accessories, furniture, and utensils in paintings by Flemish artists, such as Robert Campin’s (Master of the Flemaille) Merode Triptych?

Solve the Following Equation for x -5x +11 = 22

Calculate the layer charge  and theoretical CEC of the following mineral: (Ca0.06Na0.16K0.025)(Al1.505Mg0.27FeIII0.205Mn0.005Ti0.01)(Si3.99Al0.01)O10(OH)2 (If you’ve calculated the layer charge correctly, the interlayer charge should come close to canceling it out)

Explain the concept of electronegativity and relate it to the concept of ionic potential

What is a complex ion?  What is a ligand?  How is a complex ion different from an ion pair?