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Brazilian or European Portuguese?

When starting learning Portuguese, some may wonder whether they need to opt for European (Portuguese as spoken in Portugal) or Brazilian Portuguese. The differences lie mainly in pronunciation, although t...

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Highlight 3 differences between mRNA and DNA molecules

  1. mRNA is only single stranded, whereas DNA is a double stranded molecule 2. mRNA has Uracil instead of thymine which is found in DNA 3. mRNA contains no introns as they have been spliced out, however...
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Answered by Safia A. Biology tutor
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1. Why does the first ionisation energy of atoms generally increase across a period?

As you go across the period, the number of protons increases, however the amount of shielding stays the same, so attraction of outer electrons to nucleus increases and more energy is required to remove an...

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Answered by Safia A. Chemistry tutor
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How to calculate the integral of sec(x)?

First of all, multiply secx by (secx+tanx)/(secx+tanx). Use the substitution u=secx+tanx, so that du=(secxtanx+sec2x) dx and then substitute both terms. Calculate the integral of the du/u arriv...

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A child is standing on a walkway that is moving at 2 metres per second and decides to turn around and walk back to the start at 2 metres per second. Explain why the child cannot reach the start of the walkway at this speed.

Assuming that the walkway is moving in a positive direction, the child is walking in the opposite direction to it and is therefore walking in the negative direction. Both the child and the walkway have ve...

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Answered by Merry S. Physics tutor
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