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Explain why diamond cannot conduct electricity but graphite can.

In the atomic structure of diamond, each carbon is bonded to four other carbons using all of its outer electrons, leaving none free to carry a charge. In graphite not all of the electrons are used in bond...

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Answered by Lucy B. Chemistry tutor
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A t-shirt is in two shops, both of which has it on sale. In shop A, the t-shirt originally cost £15, but has been reduced by 30%. In shop B, it used to cost £17 and has been reduced by 40%. In which shop is the t-shirt now cheaper, and by how much?

Shop A:30%=0.31-0.3=0.715x0.7=10.5 --> now £10.50 in Shop A
Shop B40%=0.41-0.4=0.617x0.6=10.2 --> now £10.20 in Shop B
£10.50-£10.20=£0.30=30p
The t-shirt is now cheaper in Shop B by ...

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Answered by Freya R. Maths tutor
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What impact can the use of warm colours, such as red, orange and yellow, have on a drawing or painting?

Warm colours are often used to connote positive emotions, for example yellow can be associated with happiness and red with love and affection. However, depending on the meaning of the piece they can also ...

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Answered by Freya R. Art tutor
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There are 10 boys and 20 girls in a class. The class has a test. The mean mark for all the class is 60. The mean mark for the girls is 54. Work out the mean mark for the boys.

Mean = Sum of all the numbers/How many numbers there are60=sum of all numbers/30 therefore 1800= sum of all the test scores of class54= sum of all the girls' scores/20 therefore 1080 = sum of all the girl...

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Answered by Chimdi O. Maths tutor
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There are 10 beads in a bag. Four beads are green, six are black. If three beads are taken at random without replacement, what is the probability that they are the same colour?

There are two possible outcomes in which all beads are the same colour: they may be all green, or all black. We need to work out the probability of each outcome to start with. This is done by multiplying ...

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Answered by Tom W. Maths tutor
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