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Magnetic tape can serve as a Secondary storage unit. It is a medium for magnetic recording, made of a thin, magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic film.

Capital of Niger is Niamey

Solely means only, simply or merely.

Tetraethyl lead is a highly toxic compound used as a gasoline additive.

Tetraethyl lead abbreviated as TEL, is an organo lead compound with the formula (CH₃CH₂)₄Pb. It is a petro-fuel additive which in turn caused increased vehicle performance. This is also used as an antiknock agent in gasoline and jet fuels. Tetraethyl lead is absorbed rapidly by the skin, the lungs, and the gastrointestinal tract. It is converted to triethyl lead, which might be responsible for its toxicity.

Glycolysis is the chemical process that converts glucose C₆H₁₂O₆, into Pyruvate, CH₃COCOO− + H⁺.

• It represents the first stage in the chemical oxidation of glucose by a cell.

• The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy molecules ATP and NADH.

A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition. They cannot be in liquid or gas state. They exists only in solid state.