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Linkage occurs when the genes for two different characteristics are found on the same chromosome. This means that they do not independently assort during metaphase one of meiosis and so pass into gametes ...

Atoms of the same element possessing the same numbers of protons and electrons, but different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.

As we go from Li to F, atomic radius of the atoms will DECREASE. This is due to increased nuclear charge (number of protons within each atom). Although the number of electrons also increases, each addi...

The key point to recognise here is that an object undergoing a circular orbit around the Earth is undergoing circular motion. Circular motion is caused by a centripetal force (acting towards the centre...

Ionisation energy is the energy required to remove the most loosely bound (furthest out) electron from an atom, in the gaseous state.
As you move down a group in the periodic table, the number of...