1.1 The atoms‚ during bond formation‚ may lose or gain electrons (valence electrons) in order to achieve a stable state‚ or technically speaking‚ a stable electron configuration. Usually metal atoms lose electrons and non-metals gain electrons in order to achieve electron stability. When dealing with bond formation (Ionic bonding for example) we need to analyse the outer shell of the atom. Metals usually present 1‚ 2 or 3 electrons in their outer shell therefore they have to give them away to achieve
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Dropping the Bomb The infamous bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima is a highly controversial subject and many continue to debate about the event‚ over half a century after it occurred. In August of 1945‚ near the end of World War II‚ the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan‚ not only causing a mass of death and devastation‚ but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics‚ and what students learn in textbooks‚ Americans
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Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible
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Was Abraham Lincoln justified in not freeing the slaves immediately? Slave states were afraid of an anti-slavery government so they seceded from the United States. The slave states that seceded from the United States became the Confederate States of America and the United States became the Union. Lincoln entered into war to get back the slave states that seceded from the Union. This war ultimately lasted four years with the Confederate States of America losing the war‚ and the United States gaining
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U235 is brought together‚ the resulting fission chain reaction can produce mass destructruction. Anyhow ‚ the United States only had a few assumptions of what was going to occur but necessarily didn’t know the huge amount of impact little boy would have so of course the only way to know was to give it a first try and drop it on japan which was the way to fight back after the attack on pearl harbor. The U.S came in with the mindset that once they attacked‚ Emperor Hirohito would immediately decide
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The USA‚ led by president Harry S. Truman‚ with the Enola Gay‚ dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6ht and 9th of august 945. This was after the attack on pearl habour‚ December 7th 1941. Evidently‚ this has opened many debates arguing whether the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was justified. Np‚ it was not. The USA responded unnecessarily and brutally. The two atomic bombs caused mass destruction to buildings‚ homes‚ roofs‚ and vast land. Along with
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assassination was justified or unjustified. President Lincoln was the 16 president and he was born in February 12‚ 1809 in Hodgenville‚ KY. His height was 6′ 4 and he was assassinated in April 15‚ 1865 at Washington‚ D.C. Abraham lincoln’s assassination was unjustified because he freed the slaves and he forced General Robert E. Lee to surrender; Although his decisions made the confederates very angry. President lincoln also achieved many thing while being president. One of them was that he would
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Dropped the Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? On August 6 and 9‚ 1945 the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was strictly military measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second-World-War era rather than a strictly diplomatic measure designed to force Japan’s unconditional surrender. The three most important reasons to use the atomic bomb were; End War
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Route that never broke the business capital of India was once again rocked by serial blasts on July 11‚ 2006. There were 8 explosions in 8 local trains between 6.20 and 6.35 p.m. resulting in 190 causalities and more than 600 injured. After the 1993 serial blasts this was the severest terrorist attack in the country. There were eight explosions within 12 minutes between 6.21 and 6.33 in the local trains and railway stations. The first blast occurred at Kher o a train bound for Boriwali fram Churchgate
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1. a) Democritus reasoned that if matter could be infinitely divided‚ it was also subject to complete disintegration from which it can never be put back together. However‚ matter can be reintegrated. b) In Greek‚ the prefix "a" means "not" and the word "tomos" means cut. Our word atom therefore comes from atomos‚ a Greek word meaning uncuttable. All matter is composed of atoms‚ which are bits of matter too small to be seen. These atoms CANNOT be further split into smaller portions. 2. At
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