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Explain why graphite conducts electricity.

Each carbon atom forms 3 (covalent) bonds with other carbon atoms. One electron is left to be free, or as we say de-localised, and therefore can move around freely. Therefore an electrical potential can b...

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Answered by Liam S. Chemistry tutor
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Expand (2x+3)(x-2)

There are many ways to answer this question but I will use the 'foil' method, where foil is an acronym for ensuring we don't forget any terms. F is for first, where we multiply the first terms in each bra...

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Quadratic Equations and factorising

These questions from my own experience were some of the hardest in the GCSE maths course and need careful explaining in order to understand them properly and be able to complete them independently.These q...

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Answered by Jack K. Maths tutor
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Describe and explain the properties of graphene

Graphene has strong covalent bonds between the carbon molecules giving graphene properties such as a high melting point and making it very strong.Due to the delocalised electrons that are free to move acr...

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Answered by Harry C. Chemistry tutor
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How do you convert fractions to decimals? For example. Convert 13/20 to a decimal.

One way to convert fractions to a decimal is to divide the top number by the bottom. However with fractions like this, it is not easy to do without a calculator. So, you must use another method. Since div...

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Answered by Claudia S. Maths tutor
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