Chemical Bonds Chemical Bond: is the force that holds atoms together in a compound. They form because they lower the potential energy of the charged particles that compose atoms. Chemical bonds can be broadly classified into two types: Ionic and Covalent. Ionic: metal & nonmetal Metals have a tendency to lose electrons and nonmetals have a tendency to gain them. The metal atom becomes a cation and a nonmetal becomes an anion. The oppositely charged ions attract one another and form an ionic
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Arlind Mara Paper Towel Lab Report AP Biology 15 September 2011 Which Towel is The Quicker-Picker Upper! To determine which of the most popular paper towel brands such as Bounty and Marcal would be the Quicker-Picker-Upper I conducted the following experiment during which I dipped 6in X 6in squares of paper towels into 100mL and measured the amount of water absorbed by the towels in 20 seconds. After averaging all 3 trials for the paper towel brands that I tested I arrived to the conclusion
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There are several reasons why AGI should consider Mercury Athletic as an appropriate target for acquisition. First‚ acquiring Mercury could improve both companies financially. Acquiring Mercury would double AGI’s revenue. Although Mercury’s financial performance has been disappointing‚ they experienced top line growth of 20% in 2006. Unfortunately‚ their profitability has been disappointing due to price concessions to big box retailers and an unsuccessful women’s line. Mercury’s (and ultimately
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98.) Consider the unbalanced redox reaction: Cr2O72- (aq ) + Cu(s ) → Cr3+ (aq ) + Cu2+ Balance the equation in acidic solution and determine how much of a 0.850 M K2Cr2O7 solution is required to completely dissolve 5.25 g of Cu. Nitric acid is usually purchased in concentrated form with a 70.3% HNO3 concentration by mass and a density of 1.41 g/mL. How much of the concentrated stock solution in milliliters should you use to make 2.5 L of 0.500 M HNO3? Mass %= Mass Solute/ Mass Solvent + Mass
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Chemical Reactions The idea of chemical reactions was investigated about two hundred and fifty years ago‚ when a man named Antoine Laurent Lavoisier wanted to know about the importance of chemical changes. Also‚ in the 19th century‚ John Dalton made the atomic theory. Dalton said that bonding atoms together makes new substances‚ which is a chemical reaction (History of chemical reactions). The definition of chemical reaction is‚ “the processes in which substances undergo chemical changes‚ which
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affecting the rate of a chemical reaction. Introduction: In my coursework I will be mainly concentrating on the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid with marble chips (calcium carbonate). Calcium carbonate (marble chips) + hydrochloric acid ==> calcium chloride + water + carbon dioxide CaCO3(s) + 2HCl (aq) ==> CaCl2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g) Aim: The aim of the experiment is to investigate how the concentration of hydrochloric acid affects the rate of reaction with marble chips‚ i.e.
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Nitric Oxide Therapy Imagine a newborn baby that is suffering from hypoxic respiratory failure‚ what would you do to help this? One of the major things that will help with this kind of issue in neonates is the administration of Nitric Oxide (NO). NO therapy has been approved by the FDA and is used in‚ not only neonates‚ but some adults. There are many advantages but there are also some disadvantages that will be discussed in this paper. NO therapies mode of action is classified as a pulmonary
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Link reaction The link reaction takes place in the mitochondrial matrix and its main function is to turn the pyruvate into acetate for the kerb cycle. During the link reaction the pyruvate molecule undergoes decarboxylation and dehydrogenation‚ the enzymes pyruvate decarboxylase and pyruvate dehydrogenase remove the carboxyl group (which becomes a carbon dioxide molecule) and removes the hydrogen atoms from the pyruvate molecule. The coenzyme NAD accepts the two hydrogen atoms and becomes reduced
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salts in saltwater dissolves into ions or charged particles that conduct electricity‚ they interact with the earth`s magnetic fields. The movement of saltwater due to tides that produces an electric current generates a smaller magnetic field”(Ayque‚ 10/3/16‚ Scientist Discover New Way To Image Earth’s Interior Using Magnetic Fields‚ paragraph 5 http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/29550/20161003/scientists-discover-new-way-image-earth-interior-using-magnetic-fields.htm). This is explaining that
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Chemical Periodicity Engr. Imelda Galera De La Salle University-Dasmariñas Dasmariñas‚ Cavite Philippines ABSTRACT Chemical periodicity was demonstrated using different samples of elements from Group IA‚ IIA and IVA. These samples are: Li2CO3‚ Na2CO3‚ K2CO3‚ MgCO3‚ CaCO3‚ BaCO3‚ Carbon‚ Tin‚ Silicon and Lead. Each sample was placed in a test tube‚ (one sample and one test tube) and the physical color‚ appearance and state was defined. Water was used to test the solubility of the element
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