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What role does acetylcholine have at the neuromuscular junction.

The neuromuscular junction is the meeting point between a nerve and a muscle, specifically a motor neurone and a muscle fibre. It is the way in which the brain communicates with the muscles of the body to in...
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How do vaccinations work? Why don't they cause disease?

A vaccine is a weakened form of the disease causing bacteria injected in to the patient. The person then develops immunity to that bacteria and so when they are infected with the bacteria, they are able to q...
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Why can metals conduct electricity?

The outer shell of electrons in metals are delocalised, meaning they are able to travel freely around the metal. The negative electrons hold the positively charged metal ions together. The pool of delocalise...
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Prove that one interior angle of a a regular octagon = 135 degrees

Regular octagon has 6 triangles within it. Total of interior angles in a triangle = 180 degrees So the total of interior angles within a regular octagon would = 180 x 6 (=1080). All angles in a regular octag...
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David travels from home to work at 30 mph. At the end of the day, he travels from work back home via the same route at 40 mph. What is his average speed while travelling? (Give your answer as a simplified fraction) (None-Calculator)

First set the distance between home and work as the value x miles.The time takento get from home to work is the value y hours.The time takento get from work to home is the value z hours.Then (as timeis equal...
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