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In the GCSE Latin language papers you will inevitably come across some sentences that require a bit more attention and care to render an appropriate translation. Although these sentences may appear intimidat...

The relative formula madd of a compound comes from the total mass of all of the elments within the compound. So in the case of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) we have; 1 x Ca 1 x C 3 x O So we first need to know...

Form refers to the type of text, for example novel, haiku, sonnet, that the writer has used. It is significant because the writer has deliberately chosen the form in order to best convey the themes or charac...

As a river flows across a valley over time it will meander in order to find the path of least resistance through patches of soft and hard rock. As the river meanders it erodes the outside of the bend (the so...

Peristalsis is the mechanism by which gut muscles contract. There are two main types of muscle in the gut: -longitudinal -circular Together, these muscles contract to create waves of movement. This allows fo...