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Why does the First Ionisation Energy decrease down a group in the Periodic Table?

Two major factors control how tightly held the outermost electron is and therefore how much energy is required to remove it, which gives us the size of the Ionisation energy. The first of these factors is sh...
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What is meant by the 'First Ionisation Energy' of an element?

The ionisation energy of an element is the energy required to remove the one of the outermost electrons from an atom of the element in its gaseous state. This is quite a difficult process to measure the ener...
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What is the best approach to analysing an extract?

A listening exam is daunting. There is not a lot of time to analyse an extract, so you need to find the quickest and most efficient way to gain marks. There are many different ways to approach an extract, an...
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Why is our genetic code degenerate?

To answer this question, it is first important to understand the meaning of the word degenerate. So being an A level Biology student, you must know that genes code for amino acids . (these are the basic comp...
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Find the values of x that satisfy the following inequality 3x – 7 > 3 – x

Recall: We treat inequality in a similar manner to the equal sign. The steps are: 1. Collect like terms 2. Simplify 3x – 7 > 3 – x step 1 : 3x + x > 3+7 step 2: 4x > 10 4x/4 > 10/4 x > 2.5
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