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a speech by a single character in a play. In it, he or she conveys his or her thoughts to the...

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the day on which the overhead sun shines on the most southerly or northerly line of latitude

a measure of how much solute can dissolve in a given amount of solvent.

useful summaries of information telling you which ionic compounds (or combinations of ions) are...

a substance dissolved in the solvent to make a solution.

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