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Cracking of the unbranched compound E, C6H14, produced the saturated compound F and an unsaturated compound G (Mr = 42). Identify these compounds and write an equation for the reaction.

Compound E is an unbranched alkane. The general formula of an alkane is C n H 2n+2 .Compound E is CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 .Compound G is an unsaturated hydrocarbon or an alkene. The general formula of ...
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Explain the photo-electric effect and how the particle theory of light explains the phenomena. State the equation used to the determine the kinetic energy of a photo-electron and explain the origin of the terms used in your equation.

The photoelectric effect is the stimulated emission of electrons due to the irradiation of photons onto the surface of a metal. The increase in the frequency of the photons doesn’t lead to an increase in the...
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What does the term comparative advantage mean? How can I use this in an essay based question?

A country has a comparative advantage in something if it can produce it at a lower opportunity cost than any other country. If for example Mexico were able to source and put together the components of a prin...
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Describe the main functions of political parties in the UK today.

We must first identify precisely what the question is asking of us. This is an example of a "Describe..." question, which for A-Level Politics does not require analysis as much as explanation. I su...
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Differentiate y=ln(ln(x)) with respect to x.

To solve this question we need to understand the process of implicit differentiation, which is a case of using the chain rule. If you remember the chain rule states that for y=f(g(x)), we have y'=f'(g(x))g'(...
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