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Explain the importance of low interest rates in bringing about a recovery from recession in an economy like the UK. (10)

Interest rates are tools of monetary policy set by the Bank of England. They are currently at 0.5% in the UK. A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. Low interest r...

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Examine two reasons Company A plans to merge with Company B

Identify what kind of integration it is

E.g. Is it horizontal or vertical?

Definition of type of integration.

E.g. Horizontal integration is when t...

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State and explain the conditions for cis/trans isomerism and how this differs from E/Z isomerism.

cis/trans isomerism requires a double bond for restricted rotation about the bond, two different groups on each carbon of the double bond and at least one of the groups on each carbon of the double bond a...

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An atom can become excited by the absorption of photons. Explain why only photons of certain frequencies cause excitation in a particular atom.

Electrons in an atom occupy discrete energy levels. An electron can only be excited to another level if it absorbs the exact amount of energy as the difference between the two levels. Therefore the energy...

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Explain why potassium has a greater first ionisation energy than rubidium.

The outer electron of potassium is closer to its nucleus than the outer electron for rubidium, as it has a stronger attractive force between the electron and the potassium nucleus. The outer electron for ...

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