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The bond angle in a molecule of ammonia (NH3) is 107 degrees so why, when part of a transition metal complex is the bond angle 109.5 degrees.

Ammonia is based off a tetrahedral shape, the central Nitrogen atom has 4 valence (outer) pairs of electrons, 3 in covalent bonds with Hydrogen atoms and one "lone pair" which are not bonded. Th...

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Answered by Daniel W. Chemistry tutor
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Why are enzymes called catalysts if they are proteins and not chemicals?

A catalyst refers to many types of different molecules or chemicals which can reduce the activation energy of a reaction without being used up itself. Activation energy is the minimum ene...

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Answered by Meghna V. Biology tutor
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How is exocytosis different from active transport?

This is a common and understandable mistake that is made since essentially both of these processes refer to molecules being moved out of the cytoplasm of a cell using energy. There is however a major diff...

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Answered by Meghna V. Biology tutor
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How would you answer a frequency tree question such as '400 people were asked if they drink orange juice, 8/10 say yes, 25% of these say yes to drinking 3 cups a day. Complete the frequency diagram.'?

There are a total of 400 people, therefore to work out how many people said yes you would need to divide 400 by 10 which would equal 40 then times 40 by 8 which comes to 320. To establish how many people ...

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Answered by Megan C. Maths tutor
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Describe the cell cycle

The process of cell division is called the cell cycle. G1 phase - Cell grows in size and cellular contents (e.g. organelles) duplicate so that the new cells will have enough to function. S phase - The ch...

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