Acids and Bases are two groups of chemical compounds that generally have opposite characteristics. They have there own unique traits‚ acids taste sour‚ turn litmus red while bases taste bitter and turn litmus blue. The term pH relates to measuring the acidity or alkalinity of a solution‚ such as vinegar‚ or even a damp substance like soul. The neutral pH is 7‚ which is essentially water‚ with lower numbers indicating acidity and higher numbers indicating alkalinity. Hydronium ions (H3O+) are
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April Goodson CHEM 242L-002 February 20‚ 2013 Oxidation of Cyclohexanone to Adipic Acid Abstract The cyclic ketone cyclohexanone was oxidized to adipic acid using the oxidizing agent nitric acid. The experiment yielded 0.2667 grams of adipic acid‚ giving a percent yield of 113.97%. Although the product was allowed to dry for one week‚ residual moisture was still present in the sample and a melting point could not be obtained. This error in the experiment either resulted from adding too much
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Experiment #5: Acid Burn!!! Introduction The goal of this lab was to correctly prepare a 0.2M solution of NaOH‚ identify highly acidic household cleaning chemicals‚ and determine their concentration (molarity) through titrations using the previously prepared 0.2M NaOH solution. Experimental First‚ to create 0.5L of 0.2M solution of NaOH‚ standard 3M NaOH solution was obtained. Next‚ calculations were performed to determine the amount 3M NaOH necessary to create 0.5L of the 0.2M solution and‚ as
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Alvarenga Lab Partner: Keren Appiahene Mussie Gide 10 September 2016 Experiment 2: Acid- Base Extraction Separation of an Organic Acid‚ a Base and a Neutral Compound Introduction: The extraction technique is often used in the organic lab to separate organic compounds from mixtures. One type of an extraction technique is the acid-base extraction‚ which is used to separate organic compounds from a mixture based on their acid-base properties.1 There are certain principles that must be taken into account
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Hydrocinnamic acid underwent bromination using N-bromosuccinimide and AIBN. As one lab partner set up the reflux apparatus‚ the other measured the chemicals used in the lab experiment. 2.10 g of hydrocinnamic acid was used. It was observed as white and had a slight cinnamon smell. The amount of NBS was 2.49g and was measured in the fume hood. AIBN was measured at .030 g. 10 mL of acetic acid was also obtained. The reflux apparatus consisted of a 25 mL flask with a stir bar in a water bath. The chemicals
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Original Text: from page 317 of the book Psychology‚ 1996 by Richard Gross But it is not only the vocabulary of a language that determines how and what we think and perceive but also the grammar. In the Hopi language‚ no distinction is made between past‚ present and future; it is a ‘timeless language’ (compared with English)‚ although it does recognise duration‚ i.e. how long an event lasts. In European languages‚ ‘time’ is treated as an objective entity‚ as if it were a ruler with equal spaces
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Global Warming and Acid Rain INTRODUCTION The phrase Global Warming has become familiar to many people as one of the important environmental issues of our day. Many views have been expressed concerning it‚ from the doom-laden to the dismissive. There is little debate that the earth is undoubtedly warming. It has been the subject of intense debate for decades now. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and industrial gases from fossil fuels play a huge role in why our environment is changing
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TITLE/PROBLEMS * Can peanut butter with seaweed extract be a main ingredient in making poisons for rats? * “Peanut-Weed Arsenic Poison” * “Peanut-Weed Rat Killer” RRS Why Do Poisons Matter? “Long after the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s book‚ Silent Spring‚ and the subsequent birth of the environmental movement‚ the days of concern over the effects of at-home and commercial pesticide use are long from over. Carson’s book described numerous environmental impacts of indiscriminate
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EXPERIMENT 13： Extraction: Extraction with acid and alkali Objective 1. To recover the benzoic acid and p-dichlorobenzene from its mixture from its mixture by using acid-alkali extraction. 2. To determine the percentage recovery and melting point of the recovered benzoic acid and p-dichlorobenzene. Introduction Acid-base extraction is a process which purifying the acids and bases from mixtures based on their chemical properties. Acid-base extraction is performed to isolate the compounds and natural
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rainfall is slightly acidic because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in the raindrops to produce hydrogen ions. Yet‚ normal rainfall is not considered acid rain. Acid rain is a form of air pollution in which airborne acids produced by electric utility plants and other sources fall to Earth in distant regions. The corrosive nature of acid rain causes widespread damage to the environment. The problem begins with the production of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the burning of fossil fuels
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