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Explain why hydrogen bonding occurs between water molecules

Water molecules have a molecular formula of H2O. The O-H bond in water is a polar bond. This is because there is a big difference in electronegativity between the oxygen and the water. It is known that ox...

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A nail of mass 7.0g is held horizontally and is hit by a hammer of mass 0.25kg moving at 10ms^-1. The hammer remains in contact with the nail during and after the blow. (a) What is the velocity of the hammer and nail after contact?

The principle necessary to answer this question is the conservation of linear momentum. This means that the sum of the momentum of the hammer and nail before impact must be equal to the total momentum of ...

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Answered by Caroline S. Physics tutor
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Explain why it can be said that we live on a 'shrinking' planet?

The term 'shrinking' planet is another way of referring to the process of globalisation, or the deepening and strengthening of ties across transnational borders. This manifests itself in two main ways - g...

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Answered by Paul F. Geography tutor
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Consider the Supermarket Industry. Tesco dominates the market with a 43% market share. Its closest rival is Sainsbury's with 19% of the market. Outline the potential costs and benefits of a merger between the two supermarkets.

Benefits:

Economics of scale- shown on graph (movement to lower part of LRAC curve) can potentially pass on cost savings

Profitability

shared resources

High tax revenue for the...

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Answered by Himesh V. Economics tutor
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Calculating the charge of a molecule e.g In NH4 what is the charge of the nitrogen atom?

For the atom which you want to calculate the charge determine the number of valence electrons a free atom usually has. this is the number of atom on the outer shell so for nitrogen, it has 5 valence atoms...

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