Questions

Protein synthesis take place in the cytoplasm where ribosomes are located as they are the machinery which are responsible for the protein synthesis.

One atomic mass unit (AMU) is equal to the one-twelfth the mass of one carbon-12 atom.

When exports are greater than imports, net exports are positive and similarly, when imports are greater than exports, net exports are negative.

When a country imports goods, it buys them from foreign producers. The money spent on imports leaves the economy, and that decreases the importing nation's GDP.

Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaOH. It is a white solid ionic compound consisting of sodium cations Na+ and hydroxide anions OH−.

Properties:

1. It is highly soluble in water, and readily absorbs moisture and carbon dioxide from the air.

2. NaOH is insoluble in ether and other non-polar solvents.

3. It is an odorless compound.

Uses:

Sodium hydroxide is used in many industries: in the manufacture of pulp and paper, textiles, drinking water, soaps and detergents, and as a drain cleaner.