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Triacylglycerides are a type of lipid composed of a glycerol head and three fatty acid tails. The fatty acid tails are long hydrocarbon chains which are non polar and so hydrophobic, and this is what caus...

Resistivity is the measure of a materials resistance per unit area

Judicial decisions influencing British politics has, if anything, been thrust into the awareness of the public recently. One must only think of the increased importance of Human Rights in English law unde...

Sulfur has the electronic structure [Ne]3s2 3p4. This means there are 2 electrons in the same p orbital. These repel each other making it easier to remove the electron causing the ionisation energy to be ...

Myelination is the production of a myelin sheath - a fatty, electrically insulating layer formed by Schwann cells wrapping around the axons of neurons. This sheath is not continuous, there are gaps betwee...