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Vitamins B and C are water-soluble vitamins, meaning they dissolve easily in water.

• Vitamin B: Includes several B vitamins (B1, B2, B3, etc.), all of which are water-soluble.
• Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid): Also highly soluble in water.

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• Normal blood pressure is 120/80 mmHg.
• High-normal: 130–139 mmHg, High: >140 mmHg.
• mmHg means millimeters of mercury, the unit of pressure.
• Blood pressure is measured using a Sphygmomanometer.
• Maintaining normal BP is essential for heart and overall health.

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• Isaac Newton (1642–1727) was an English physicist and mathematician.
• He formulated the laws of motion and law of universal gravitation.
• His work laid the foundation for classical mechanics.

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• Platelets, also called thrombocytes.
• They are blood cells that play a vital role in blood clotting.
• When a blood vessel is injured, platelets aggregate to form a plug that stops the bleeding.

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• Glass and pitch are examples of pseudo solids.
• Pseudo solid is a solid which possesses the property of liquids.
• Glass is a pseudo solid and in a very slow process, it flows like a liquid due to which the base of glass gets thicker than top.

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• During the day, plants perform photosynthesis, absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
• At night, in the absence of sunlight, they undergo respiration, where they take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

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• The freezing (or melting) point of ice on the Fahrenheit scale is 32°F.
• This is the temperature at which ice turns from a solid to a liquid. 
• The Fahrenheit scale also defines the boiling point of water as 212°F.
• A change of 1°F on the Fahrenheit scale is less than a 1°C change on the Celsius scale.

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• Average Distance: 3,84,400 km
• Orbit Period: 27.3 days
• Moon Diameter: 3,474 km
• Earth Diameter: 12,742 km
• Closest Point (Perigee): ~363,300 km
• Farthest Point (Apogee): ~405,500 km

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• Myopia (Nearsightedness) is an eye defect in which near objects are clear but distant objects appear blurred.
• It occurs when the image forms in front of the retina instead of on it.
• It is corrected by using a concave (diverging) lens.
• The concave lens helps to shift the image back onto the retina.

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• An eclipse occurs when one celestial body blocks another’s light.
• Lunar eclipse happens when Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon.
• Solar eclipse happens when the Moon blocks sunlight reaching Earth.
• These events occur due to alignment of Sun, Earth, and Moon.

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