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Order the following in terms of boiling point and explain your reasoning: Ethanol, Ethane, Propane

All three molecules have induced dipole-dipole interactions. Propane has a higher boiling point than ethane as propane has a higher molecular mass. This means there are more electrons present and the induced...
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How do you find the stationary points of the curve with equation y=4x^3-12x+1

The stationary points are located where the gradient of the function is equal to 0. The first derivative of the function describes the gradient so we must differentiate the function to find dy/dx. Using diff...
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Factorise 2(x^2) +7x+3

Only factors of 2 are 1 and 2, therefore solution will take form of (2x + a)(x + b) to get 2x 2 term. Only factors of 3 are 1 and 3 therefore a and b are either 1 or 3. Playing around and intuition leads us ...
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Simplify (3x^2 + x -2)/(x^2 - 1)

First notice that no simplifications can be made to the problem without changing the form. We start by factorising the numerator. The highest power of x in this question is 2, therefore we know that it has t...
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Integrate x^3 * lnx

I would start by asking the student the different forms of integration we know (e.g. substitution, parts).I would then ask the student whether parts or substitution gives the easiest method.If the student is...
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