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    Does Reduced Metal Always End Up as an Element?

    I'm wondering when the metal that is being reduced reacts, does it always end up by itself? Example: Carbon monoxide gas is passed over hot iron (III) oxide. (II) (III) (IV) (II) CO + Fe2O3 ---> CO2 + Fe When i first attempted this problem I got FeO instead of just Fe...
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    Solving a Calculus Question: Cone with Radius 5 ft & Height 10 ft

    Calculus question... I had this on a test yesterday, and for some reason it seems like it was way too simple. A cone with a radius of 5 ft and height of 10 ft is being filled with water at a rate of 3 ft^3/min. Find the rate at which the height of the water is changing when the height is 7...
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    Graduate Strings: Big and Small - New Evidence Discovered

    Well i just got that book for Christmas, and I remember reading in the preface or one of those things that comes before the actual book him saying that most of the information in the book is still as legitmate today as when he first wrote the book. One thing he did mention as possibly being...
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    High School What is LQG and which book is better: Parallel Worlds or Fabric?

    I watched the first half of the TV series a few months ago, and watched the rest just last night. I also asked for the book for Christmas, and am pretty sure I will get it. How does it compare to the TV series? Will it be much more complicated? I've never taken a physics class and right now am...