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  1. captainhelium

    water ionisation

    The Bronsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases states that acids are considered as proton donors and bases are considered as proton acceptors. For example, consider the acid ionisation equation for hydrochloric acid in water: HCl(aq) + H2O --> H3O+ +Cl- In the above reaction, HCl donates a...
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    Dropping a subject - currently 14 units (HSC 2018)

    It really depends on the percentage gap in marks between you and first place if you do come second. For example, I came second in Chemistry by only 1% in my class since I slipped up on trials a little. There is a small number of students in our Chemistry class (around 8) and the gap between me...
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    The Anime Thread

    Idk, I just tried streaming with KissAnime again and it worked with AdBlock for me. And yeah, it can be slightly agitating how Crunchyroll/AnimeLab don't have some shows that I want to watch. In that case, I sometimes just download and save the mkv files of it onto my computer - takes time and...
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    The Anime Thread

    KissAnime on PC is pretty good for me - no viruses so far. I just get AdBlock for Chrome and it works pretty well with minimal to no pop-ups. However, when I try to stream on my phone, I literally get 10 new tabs telling me I have a virus every time I press the play button. As a result, I've...
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    Can someone please check my solutions to 7a and 22b

    $ For question 7a, I think the integral should be $ $\int_{0} ^ {2} 1-e^{-x} dx $ $ The line y=1 is on top of y= e^{-x}.$ $ When you have two functions, the area enclosed is basically $ $\int_{a}^{b} Top - Bottom$ $ So solving the integral, we get $ $\int_{0} ^ {2} 1-e^{-x} dx $...
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    Short Story Writing

    In my opinion, I think that the way you express the atmosphere and establish the characters in a story is a bit more important than the overarching plot. Also, if possible, I would recommend writing a story based off an experience that you personally had. You would be able to insert a lot more...
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    Which degree would be better?

    Hey there, So I managed to receive a January Round 1 offer this morning - Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at UNSW. My December round offer was Adv. Science and Adv. Studies at USyd (w/ Dalyell Scholars). Only situation now is that I'm not sure which degree to take. I wish to possibly...
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    The Anime Thread

    Have you tried anilinkz.to?
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    How do i get better at Circle Geometry?

    Yeah I hated circle geometry too when I was in Year 11 and Year 12. Here's a few pointers that helped me but I don't know if it'll help much for you since they're pretty basic: - Always go 'angle hunting' whenever you see a big 3 or 4 mark circle geometry question. Normally, the tougher...
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    Is tutoring necessary for 95+ ATAR

    No, it's not really necessary. I know some people who got above 95 and even some 99.95's who did no tutoring. To be honest, your performance is more dependent upon your own initiative and motivation to do well rather than one person guiding you. Of course, tutors can be extremely helpful at...
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    What should I do?

    I would recommend knowing what the Module is about first before reading the novel. I guess this allows you to actively search for any good quotes or techniques related to the Module when you're reading it.
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    finding TDS

    $The solid remaining from the evaporating basin is considered as the TDS. You normally don't include residue from filter paper in TDS calculations I think. $ $ Therefore, mass of TDS is 'Mass of evaporating basin' - 'Mass of basin and solid remaining' $ $ ∴ 44.67 - 43.53 = 1.14 grams $ $...
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    ranks needed for 98+ ATAR

    To be honest, it really depends on the school and your cohort. A decent (but often not very accurate) method of knowing what ranks are needed to get a 98+ ATAR is knowing how many people got a Band 6 in your subjects last year. For example, if 10 people got a Band 6 for Chemistry last year...
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    Is Locus and Parabola (yr11 content) assessed in the year 12 course?

    Yup. It's pretty common as well actually I think.
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    Difference between memorising and understanding content.

    That's a really interesting and good question. In my opinion some of the best ways to improve your understanding of content is to: - Do plenty of practice papers or questions - Write notes for the subject in your own words (this prevents you from just memorising the textbooks and allows you...
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    State Ranks and Internal Ranks

    If you aren't first internally, then it does become somewhat harder to state rank. It is possible though however as long as you are ranked relatively high in your cohort (maybe 2nd or 3rd) and the gap between first place is small. Also, if you do state rank and you're not first, chances are that...
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    Expressions of Interest for Chem/Phys / English / Med information seminar @ Parra Lib

    Re: Expressions of Interest for Chem/Phys / English / Med information seminar @ Parra This sounds like a really nice idea. It won't apply to me unfortunately since I've just recently graduated but I hope you get many people interested in this!
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    graphing help

    One thing that will definitely help determine the shape of the graph is knowing any horizontal/vertical or oblique/parabolic asymptotes. This graph has two vertical asymptotes and a parabolic asymptote I think (this is just from the top of my head so I might be wrong). Generally the way to...
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    Accepting Dalyell Scholars?

    Yup I gave them a ring too and they said that the option will be there when the enrolment comes out. Thanks for letting me know though!
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    Accepting Dalyell Scholars?

    Hey there, So I accepted my course (Advanced Science/Advanced Studies) but there wasn't any option to accept the Dalyell Scholars offer. Did any of you guys see an option to accept it? My ATAR was enough for Dalyell so I thought there would be an option to accept it. Thanks :)
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