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    Sodium Chloride

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    Sodium chloride‚ also known as salt‚ common salt‚ table salt‚ or halite‚ is an ionic compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms. As the major ingredient in edible salt‚ it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative. [edit] Properties Thermal conductivity of pure NaCl as a function of temperature has a maximum of 2.03 W/(cm K) at 8 K and decreases to 0.069 at 314

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    1. What is a true solution? Explain why the solute does not settle out of a solution. Is it possible to have one solid dissolved in another? Explain. In metals it would be called an alloy. 2. An aqueous solution of KCl is colorless‚ KMnO4 is purple‚ and K2Cr2O7 is orange. What color would you expect of an aqueous solution of Na2Cr2O7? Explain. Orange. 3. Explain why hexane will dissolve benzene but will not dissolve sodium chloride. Sodium chloride is an ionic compound. 4. Some drinks

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    Sodium Chloride Lab

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    In the experiment‚ we tested a sodium chloride solution. Along with the tested solution‚ control groups (water and sodium phosphate) were used to be help understand whether or not NaCl was a buffer. Water was the negative control group and sodium phosphate was the positive control group. If NaCl was a buffer than the pH would be stabled as the sodium phosphate buffer. If NaCl was not a buffer than the pH would fluctuate like the negative control‚ water. During the first trial and prior to the drops

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    Making Sodium Chloride Equipment: Method: 1. Firstly‚ safety measures were taken by putting on laboratory coats‚ wearing safety goggles and tying long hair back. This was to protect clothing‚ eyes and to avoid burning as the experiment included dealing with open flames. 2. The equipment needed (as shown and labelled in picture A) was collected. 3. Using a measuring cylinder for each‚ to be exact with measurements‚ we measured out 10cm³ of HCl and 10cm³

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    MEMORANDUM From: To: Subject: Calcium Chloride Best Purchase for Deicing Enclosures: (1) Data Record (2) Data Treatment (3) Environment Impact Research After hours of vigorous examination‚ we have come to the conclusion that calcium chloride (CaCl2) would be the best deicer to use on a naval base over sodium chloride (NaCl) and ethylene glycol (C2H6O2). In order to melt ice‚ deicers lower the freezing point so that the ice melts at lower temperatures. CaCl2 has

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    and headed out to the garden ready to get rid of the slugs. As he walked over to the garden Johnny noticed the words sodium chloride on the side of his salt container. 1) Where has Johnny seen those words before? Johnny has seen the words sodium chloride before in his science class. Johnny thought back to science class and

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    action potential

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    The formation of an action potential can be divided into five steps. (1) A stimulus from a sensory cell or another neuron causes the target cell to depolarize toward the threshold potential. (2) If the threshold of excitation is reached‚ all Na+ channels open and the membrane depolarizes. (3) At the peak action potential‚ K+ channels open and K+ begins to leave the cell. At the same time‚ Na+ channels close. (4) The membrane becomes hyperpolarized as K+ ions continue to leave the cell. The

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    as well as the density was calculated. The same process was performed to calculate the density of an unknown substance. The third part Section C 5-25% of sodium chloride was prepared by the instructor. For each percent concentration of sodium chloride a 25 mL was prepared. Weighing the graduated cylinder before and after the sodium chloride was transferred the density were calculation. Pre- Laboratory Questions: 1. A metal sphere weighing 15.45 g is added to 21.27 mL of water in a graduated

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    From the experiment‚ it was determined that Sodium chloride had a crystalline structure‚ even after being broken into smaller pieces with a hammer. Even though there was two different types of Sodium chloride‚ coarse and fine‚ they still had a symmetrical‚ three-dimensional shape. All ionic compounds have this structure. It was also found that Sodium chloride had a high melting point and sugar had a low melting point. This is because Sodium chloride is ionic and the bonds holding it together take

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    elliptic to oblong-elliptic‚ 4 to 8 cm long. Petioles are narrowly and scarcely winged‚ about a cm long. Flowers are axillary‚ solitary‚ rarely in pairs‚ white‚ and short-stalked. Fruit is yellow when ripe‚ nearly spherical‚ 2 to 3.5 cm diameter‚ 6- to 7-celled‚ and thin-skinned. The skin or peel is green to yellowish green or yellow‚ loosely adhering to the flesh. The flesh contains a few light orange seeds. The forum from beemaster.com shows that calamansi juice can kill varroa mite. Varroa mites

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