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The hydration of ethene: Ethene and steam are passed over a catalyst - concentrated phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) - at 300^OC and 60-70 atmospheres. This process is fast, continu...

The Ileum is long (up to 7m!) and has a very high surface area due to the presence of many villi and microvilli. A single villus is made up of many cells, each with lots ...

No, and we may take a counterexample to see why. If y=x^5+5/3x^4, dy/dx=5x^4+20/3x^3, d2y/dx2=20x^3+20x*2=20x^2(x+1). Setting this to 0 will give us the candidates for a POI, but not all these numbers wil...

The period between childhood and adulthood is a time of great transition and turbulence with regards to changing bodies, close relationships, and expectations. It is one of the most rapid phases of develo...

This question asks about nerve action potential generation. There are a couple of clues - these include 'voltage-gated sodium channels' and 'paralysis' which suggests the idea of failure of impulse transm...