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Compare and contrast the structure and bonding of diamond and graphite.

1 mark each for each of these points:similarities:only contain carbon atomsatoms covalently bonded to each otherlattice structuredifferences:diamond has four covalent bonds and graphite has threediamond has ...
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Answered by Annabel C. • Chemistry tutor
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How can get my essays into level 5?

One good way to improve your essays is to use real world examples and data to backup your arguments. For example when explaining some of the advantages of a monopoly use examples from the real world. For ins...
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How do you identify metre in poetry?

Identifying metre can be tricky, since it is sometime quite subtle. However, the easiest way to find the metre is to read the text out loud, placing additional emphasis wherever it feels natural. This will u...
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Solve for x and y using these simultaneous equations: 2x + 3y = 21, y = 2x - 1

Substitute y = 2x - 1 into the first equation. 2x + 3(2x -1) = 21 2x + 6x - 3 = 21 8x = 24 x = 3 Therefore y = 2(3) - 1 = 5
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factorise x^3 + 3x^2 - 13x - 15

For convience we can call the polynomial f(x). Using the fact that the product of the roots of a polynomial equals the constant term, we know that the product of the roots is -15. We can therefore guess a ro...
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