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Two major factors control how tightly held the outermost electron is and therefore how much energy is required to remove it, which gives us the size of the Ionisation energy. The first of these factors...

The ionisation energy of an element is the energy required to remove the one of the outermost electrons from an atom of the element in its gaseous state. 

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A listening exam is daunting. There is not a lot of time to analyse an extract, so you need to find the quickest and most efficient way to gain marks. There are many different ways to approach an extra...

y = 4x^3 + 7 x

Recall: to differentiate any function of the form y = x^n

dy/dx = y' = n x^(n-1)

Hence if y = 4x^3 + 7x

dy/dx = 4 ( 3x^3 -1) + 7x^...

First of all look at the question: make sure you understand all the key words and that you know exactly what you are being asked. Then 1) give a definition of how you understand these key words 2) take...