“Powder” "Powder‚" by Tobias Wolff‚ is about a man recalling his memory of a specific ski trip taken with his father‚ at a time when his parent’s were on the verge of divorce. He recounts the day with vivid detail‚ telling us the reasons why his parents divorce was imminent‚ but also how much he loves his father despite his faults. The boy conveys his controlling behavior to the point of numbering his clothes to ensure rotation‚ and asking for school assignments well in advance so that he can
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Zinc Reacts with Vinegar’s Acetic Acid To Produce Electricity March 7‚ 2014 Abstract This research is about the chemical reaction of zinc with acetic acid to produce a short amount of electricity. Even though it only conducts a small amount of voltage‚ we investigated and experimented on how it can produce more than usual without adding any other components on the project except zinc‚ copper‚ vinegar‚ or a unique container that can increase the voltage of our product. The zinc can produce
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LAB OF ENTHALPY CHANGE IN COMBUSTION Objective: Determine the Enthalpy change of combustion ΔHc of three different alcohols. Methanol‚ Ethanol and Isopropilic acid. Procedure: 1. Fill the spirit micro burner with Ethanol and weight it 2. Pour 100 cm3 of water into the aluminum cup 3. Arrange the cup a short distance over the micro burner 4. Measure the temperature of water 5. When the temperature of the water has risen by 10°C‚ record the temperature. 6. Reweight
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Taylor Tomczak POLS 301 20 May 2013 Change & Proposed Solutions I began to take interest in the Child Protective Service procedures because of all the neglect I have seen in the news‚ mainly the Jaycee Dugard ordeal. Another recent Child Protective Service blunder was the case of Ariel Castro‚ who abducted three girls ten years ago. It’s baffling to me that Child Protective Service case workers can visit a residence and not completely investigate the situation. There have been many circumstances
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Determining the enthalpy of neutralization by calorimetry Anam Iqbal Partner’s name: Danielle Hodgson TA’s name: Karinna Section # 003 Due date: November 24‚ 2009 Introduction The purpose of the experiment is to determine the enthalpy of neutralization reactions by calorimetry. Calorimetry‚ is the science of measuring the amount of heat. All calorimetric techniques are therefore based on the measurement of heat that may be generated (exothermic process) or consumed (endothermic process). The
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The history of powder coating What exactly is powder coating? Powder coating is the process of coating a surface in which a powder material is applied using an electrostatic or compressed air method. Then the applied powder is heated to its melting point‚ after it forms to a firm‚ durable finish the product is very resistant to scratches‚ cracking‚ peeling‚ UV rays‚ and rust. Powder coatings over the years have become the coating technology of choice for consumable goods from toolboxes
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Copper Cycle Summary During the copper cycle lab‚ my partners and I performed a series of reactions on copper powder and observed the changes it underwent. For the first step‚ we mixed nitric acid and copper powder‚ and noticed that a yellowish brown gas emerged‚ along with effervescence. The red solid disappeared and became a blue liquid. We know that we produced copper nitrate‚ nitrate gas‚ and water because the only two blue solutions in “A New Language” are copper sulfate and copper nitrate
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of Copper Mass of vial & copper = 3.537g Mass of vial = 2.505g Mass of Copper = 1.032g Moles of copper = mass (g) ÷ (63.5g/mol) = 0.0162 mol (3s.f) Copper description: Initially‚ the copper was a solid that was cut into thin strips. It had a shiny/metallic and opaque look‚ with an orange colour. HNO3 description: The nitric acid solution was a transparent‚ colourless‚ homogenous liquid. Notes and observations on the reaction: Final: Blue solution- homogenous
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• Redox‚ Group 2 and Group 7 Unit 1 Exam – January 2013 – 1 hour – 90 UMS – 30% of total Unit 2 – Spring Term 2013 • Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry • Alkanes and Alkenes • Haloalkanes and Alcohols • Enthalpy Changes • Rates and Equilibrium • Modern Analytical Techniques • Chemistry of the Air • Sustainability Unit 2 Exam – May 2013 – 1 hr 45 mins – 150 UMS – 50% of total Unit 3 – Autumn Term 2012 and Spring Term 2013
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Determination of Sulfate by Gravimetry Jose Luis E. De Guzman University of Santo Tomas‚ Sampaloc‚ Manila The determination of the percentage of sulfate in a sample is done as an instrument of learning a quantitative method of analysis‚ i.e.‚ of the gravimetric analysis. This type of analysis‚ which makes use of the weight of the samples was used for the experiment and required the precipitation of our analyte‚ SO4-2‚ and its filtration as a BaSO4 precipitate so as for weighing it. The weight
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