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Explain why benzene requires use of a halogen carrier catalyst to react with bromine while phenol does not.

The oxygen atom in the phenol molecule has a lone pair of electrons. These electrons become delocalised into the aromatic ring, increasing its electron density. This activates the ring. This causes Br

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Explain the factors involved in choosing the venue to an event, with reference to a specific case study

Typically this question would show up as an essay question in an exam. To start (introduction), the case study of choice must be highlighted, with a brief insight into who is responsible ...

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What is the most important thing to bear in mind when approaching the entry exams or the interviews?

Having done it myself and experienced a year of teaching this year, it is very clear that the most important thing to do is answer the question that is being asked of you. It will do you no good to provid...

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What does it mean for a piece of music to have major harmony, minor harmony?

Harmony is based on scales which are constructed according to a certain set of intervals which create a specific sound thereby. For a piece of music to have major harmony, it must be based on a major scal...

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In order to be a successful leader, is it better to be loved or feared? (example of a question designed to evaluate reasoning skills- TSA/ Ox Philosophy Test style)

To answer this question it must first be established what it means to be a good leader. The concept of leadership entails the execution of the goals of those led on their behalf. The function of a politic...

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