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State and explain the general trend in the first ionisation energy across a period.

First, let's check we understand the concept of the first ionisation energy . The term is defined as 'the energy required to remove a mole of electrons from a mole of gaseous atoms'. That is, for each atom i...
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Describe Five stylistic features of a piece that would of been composed in the Romantic period

The use of rich chromatc harmonies - this gives ambiguity to the key and more emotional impact to the piece. Examples of chromatic chords that could be used to achieve this are: Diminished 7th, Augmented 6th...
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How could I evaluate a government policy which uses subsidies for a certain industry?

They might want to check if the price elasticty of demand for the good is elastic or inelastic. If it were elastic then the percentage change in price would be smaller than the percentage change in quantity ...
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Giving the electronic configurations for each element, predict the trend in 1st ionisation energies going across period 2 from Lithium to Neon.

First start by giving the definition of first ionisation energy - the energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of gaseous atoms to produce one mole of gaseous ions each with a +1 charge,...
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Explain why a profit-maximizing monopolist would never choose to operate on the inelastic portion of its demand curve

This question appears at first as counter-intuitive as one might imagine that where demand is inelastic and consumers are not responsive to a rise in price, this would be ideal for a monopoly to make a profi...
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