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How does the reactivity of group 2 elements change down the group, and what is the cause of this trend?

Each row on the periodic table represents a new energy level/electron shell. So as you go down the group there are more energy levels, increasing the atomic radius. The first electron to react will be on the...
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Answered by Ruth R. • Chemistry tutor
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Solve the simultaneous equations 4x + 7y = 1 and 3x +10y = 15.

There are two main ways of solving this equation, substitution and elimination, here we go through the susbtitution method. This involves rearranging one of the equations to get one of the variables in terms...
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Why does lowering the control rods in a nuclear reactor reduce the amount of energy released each second from the nuclear fuel?

The boron control rods absorb slow-moving neutrons (thermal neutrons), which means that there are less available neutrons in the reactor. Since nuclear fission requires a collison between a neutron and a ura...
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A capacitor discharge circuit of time constant 45ms includes a capacitor and resistor. The capacitor has a capacitance of 18µF What is the resistance of the resistor?

This question is in one of the CIE Physics Pre-U sample papers, and if you know the definition of the time constant for a capacitor circuit (=RC), its very easy, however even if you didnt it canbe derived fa...
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What are the basic functions of the different 'cases' in Latin?

Much like English, words within a Latin sentence have different purposes in order to form a complete sentence. The 'cases' in Latin are a way to describe and identify the various functions of nouns only. In ...
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