Nancy and Raquel will conduct the experiment only if all the young physicists are busy.
A) (Cn • Cr) ⊃ (x)[Bx ⊃ (Yx • Px)]
B) (∃x){Cn • Cr • [(Yx • Px) ⊃ Bx]}
C) (x)[(Yx • Px) ⊃ Bx] ⊃ (Cn • Cr)
D) Nc • Rc • (x)[(Yx • Px) ⊃ Bx]
E) (Cn • Cr) ⊃ (x)[(Yx • Px) ⊃ Bx]

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct logical form for the statement "Nancy and Raquel will conduct the experiment only if all the young physicists are busy" is represented by option E, which translates to "If Nancy and Raquel conduct the experiment, then for all x, if x is a young physicist, then x is busy." This captures the conditional nature of Nancy and Raquel's participation based on the status of the young physicists.

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