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Can you explain the difference between a real and a virtual image?

The ways in which these two things are experienced in real life is very different - you see a virtual image when you look through a lens or at a mirror, because light is coming at you as if it were coming...

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Answered by Dan G. Physics tutor
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What are the similarities and differences between competitive and non-competitive inhibition within enzymes?

Competitive inhibition occurs when the substrate and inhibitor molecule are similar in shape and size and therefor compete to bind in the enzymes active site, non-competitive inhibition however is when th...

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Answered by Stella W. Biology tutor
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Explain the process of evolution?

Evolution occurs via a process called natural selection,Natural selection (termed survival of the fittest by Darwin) is where organisms that are better adapted to an environment survive and reproduce. The...

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Answered by Stella W. Biology tutor
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A rectangle of perimeter 45cm has sides of length x and x+4. Work out the value of x.

First, draw a diagram to help visualise the problem.
Next, write out the full sum: x + x + (x+4) + (x+4) = 45
This simplifies to: 2x + 2(x+4) = 45
Which expands to: 2x + 2x + 8 =45
T...

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Answered by Imogen R. Maths tutor
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Define an isotope.

Compounds with the same molecular formula but have different structural formulas.

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Answered by Shivani S. Chemistry tutor
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