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What happens to a primary secondary and tertiary alcohol when an excess solution of Potassium Dichromate is added under acidic conditions, state the chemical formula of potassium dichromate?

pottasium dichromate (K 2 SO 4 ) is an example of an oxidising reagent. If added to a primary alcohol, under reflux, carboxcylic acid will form, a secondray alcohol will form a ketone and if aded to tertiary...
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Explain the difference between tidal volume and total vital capacity. Under what circumstances would each occur?

Tidal volume is the normal volume of air inhaled in one breath at rest. Total vital capacity is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. This usually occurs whe...
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How do I ensure that I answer the question but also reveal how much knowledge I have acquired through revision and practice?

When you have invested a lot of time and energy into your revision, it is understandable that you want to convey this to your examiner. The way to do this is not, however, by setting down as much information...
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Frank, Mary and Seth shared some sweets in the ratio 4:5:7. Seth got 18 more sweets than Frank. Work out the total number of sweets they shared.

The ratio 4:5:7 is a way of comparing the size of the shares received by Frank, Mary and Seth. It helps to pretend that we are sharing the sweets between some equally-sized boxes: each box has the same numbe...
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Solve the simultaneous equations “x^2+y^2=4” and “x=2-y”. What does this tell us about the circle centred on the origin, with radius 2, and the straight line with y-intercept 2 and gradient -1?

In order to solve the pair of simultaneous equations, we must find a single set of values for x and y which fulfils both at once. By substituting “x=2-y” into “x 2 +y 2 =4”, we obtain a single equation conta...
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