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reversible reactions reach equilibrium, provided they occur in a closed container (closed system...

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General Journal entry to close off nominal accounts for the accounting period.

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a visible mass of water droplets and/or ice crystals floating in the atmosphere

a second main clause that is joined to a main clause by a co-ordinate conjunction, e.g. Lions...

(also called a correlative conjunction) conjunctions like and, but, however, yet, either â?¦ or...

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