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How can Spectroscopic techniques be used to identify the functional groups present in an organic compound? Provide an example of how this technique can be used to determine the functional groups in a given compound.

answered 6 hours ago in Organic Chemistry

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How can new materials be synthesized and characterized for the removal of specific contaminants, such as heavy metals, from water sources? What type of characterization techniques can be used to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of these materials for water purification?

answered 7 hours ago in Materials Chemistry

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What is the role of chaperones in protein folding, and how do they assist in the correct folding of proteins?

answered 2 days ago in BioChemistry

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How can X-ray diffraction be used to determine the crystalline structure and composition of a sample? Provide a step-by-step procedure for using this technique to analyze a given sample and interpret the resulting diffraction pattern.

answered 6 days ago in Analytical Chemistry

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How can UV-Vis spectroscopy be used to identify the presence of functional groups, such as carbonyl groups or double bonds, in an unknown compound, and what are the specific absorption characteristics of these functional groups in the UV-Vis spectrum?

asked Jan 29 in Analytical Chemistry

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A compound containing only potassium and chlorine has a mass of 74.55 grams. When this compound was analyzed, it was found to have 37.43 grams of potassium and 37.12 grams of chlorine. Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of this compound.

answered Jan 22 in Inorganic Chemistry

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According to the behaviourist approach, why do individuals learn fear through conditioning?

answered Jan 17 in Psychology

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How might attachment style impact end-of-life care?

answered Jan 17 in Psychology

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Who were the participants in Dr. Lydia Kwok's study?

answered Jan 17 in Psychology

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What is peer review?

asked Jan 16 in Psychology

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Compare the cognitive and physiological effects of alcohol and marijuana.

answered Jan 16 in Psychology

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When evaluating Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, what is a major strength of this perspective?

answered Jan 16 in Psychology

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How do genes influence behaviour?

asked Jan 14 in Psychology

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What is the purpose of studying the history of psychology?

asked Jan 14 in Psychology

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Which chromosome is associated with cri du chat syndrome?

asked Jan 8 in Science

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What system is involved in diseases that include type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis?

answered Jan 7 in Science

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What law explains why some objects float and some sink.

asked Jan 7 in Science

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What is the unit used to measure air pressure?

answered Jan 7 in Science

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Laid on dry land by reptiles, amniotic eggs have what that prevents them from drying out?

asked Dec 31, 2024 in Science

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In the body, what essential substance is pumped from the heart into arteries and then eventually into capillaries?

asked Dec 31, 2024 in Science

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