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Explain the adaptations of cacti to their environment

Extensive root systems allow for maximum uptake of available water from the ground. Low surface area to volume ratio reduces the rate of evapotranspiration, alongside a thick waxy cuticle covering the surfac...
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Give an example of an alkane and give one main difference between alkane and alkene?

Example of an alkane is C ​​​​​​ H ​4 ​​​​ methane The main difference between alkane and alkene is the saturation of the carbon-carbon bond. In alkane is unsaturated and has a C-C single bond while alkene a...
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What is the structure of benzene?

Although benzene is often drawn with alternating single and double bonds (Kekule structure), this is not representative of what is actually going on. Refer back to the structure of a C=C double bond, which h...
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What is the difference between a metal and a transition metal?

Metals are the largest category of elements and they are characterized by their appearance: usually they possess a silvery shine, they are solid (except for mercury), they are malleable and they conduct elec...
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What is the size of the interior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon?

The interior angle of a regular shape is the angle found on the inside of the shape at each of its corners. A twelve-sided regular polygon is too complex to remember its geometric rules so we must divide it ...
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