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sulfur dioxide is extremely soluble in water, forming sulfurous acid. This acid oxidises to form...

a salt that can neutralise a base.

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animals that lack a cavity between the digestive tract and the outer body wall.

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a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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the immunity an organism develops during its lifetime.

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