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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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Simplify (3x^2 - 15x)/(3x^2 - 13x -10)

Begin by considering the numerator and denominator separately, simplify both: 1) 3x^2 - 15x Here, a common factor of 3x can be removed to give 3x(x^2 -5). 2) 3x^2 - 13x -10 This involves using two brackets e...
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What types of enzymes are there?

There are generally three types of enzymes.Amylase (Carbohydrate) enzymes, Pepsin (Protease) enzymes and lipase enzymes.Amylases break down starch in carbohydrates into sugars that can be used by the body. T...
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