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Explain and draw the mechanism of the nucleophillic substitution reaction between bromoethane and aqueous sodium hydroxide. How is this reaction different to the elimination reaction which may occur?

The d+ carbon on the bromoethane is susceptible to attack by the OH- nucleophile (negative ion with a lone pair)( the lone pair is very important as this carries out the attack!!!). When the nucleophile atta...
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How do you differentiate 5x

y=5x The change in Y over the change in X gives the differential of 5x As the power of 'x' is 1, this is brought down and multiplied by 5 and the power of x is 1-1 = 0. Therefore, the power of x is 0, which ...
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What is globalisation?

Globalisation is the process whereby the world is becoming more connected due to increased cross border trading of products, as well as cultural traditions. It is the idea that the world is shrinking due to ...
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How do I study characterisation in a text?

Firstly, ensure the student knows the plot inside, out. This way the general arc of the character's story can be identified. After this, we will pick two or three main characters and identify their main char...
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Differentiate x^x

x x =e x*ln(x) So d/dx (x x ) = d/dx (e x*ln(x) ) By chain rule, we get d/dx (xln(x)) e x ln(x) Then by product rule we get [ln(x)+1] e x ln(x)
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