Triphosphate‚ also known as ATP‚ is the molecule responsible for the energy that we‚ and all other organisms‚ need to survive. It is produced primarily in the processes of aerobic and anaerobic respiration by oxidative and substrate phosphorylation. 4 molecules of ATP are produced from 4 ADP and 4 inorganic phosphates in glycolysis in the cytoplasm of every cell‚ by the oxidation of a triose phosphate into two molecules of pyruvate. In anaerobic respiration these are the only 4 ATP molecules produced
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1. Briefly explain why many corporations prefer to issue callable long-term corporate bonds rather than non-callable long-term bonds. There are three main reasons why a corporation may be interested in calling a bond. * Interest rates have fallen‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Credit quality has improved‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Assets have been sold‚ so money is available to pay off debt. If a bond issuer pays investors the going rate of 7% annually in interest‚ and
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School systems across the nation rely heavily on bonds to support the instructional as well as the operational apparatuses of schools. The issue of voting bonds to support the overall school improvement process for school districts is critical and necessary. The process requires the support‚ commitment and involvement of all citizens within local communities. All students deserve the right to be educated in facilities and environments that are safe‚ sound and conducive for learning just as they
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Day I Was Released From Jail March 2nd of 2011 in Charlotte NC I just receive 2 phone calls. The first one was from my lawyer in Morganton notifying me that several indictments had come through. The other was from Detective South of the Burke County Sheriff’s Office‚ telling me that I had no choice but to turn myself in. I remember him saying “If you run I will find you”. I thought about running from my troubles‚ but that isn’t a life that I wanted. The next day I took the long drive from Charlotte
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Importance of Electrical Energy Electric Energy We need energy in various forms like heat‚light‚sound etc.The development new technology made it possible to convert electrical energy into any form of energy.This gives electrical energy an important position in the world.The running of the modern industrial structure depends on the low cost and the uninterrupted supply of electricity.In short we can say that a country is developed if the per capita consumption of electrical energy is much higher
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1) Why is this challenge important to address? Solar energy is significant in our lives and easy to use because sun is an inexhaustible supply. People are now trying to replace the energy sources with solar energy to keep earth clean and to save money. Solar energy is important in many different areas. Plants and animals use solar energy to continue their lives. Most of their cells need solar energy to produce nutrients. The importance of solar energy increased when people understood that they
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literature review as a research method is to gather existing quantitative and qualitative data from a variety of sources o using a literature review as a research methodology helps you to collect secondary
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In this investigation I will be burning alcohol ’s to heat up a can of water. I will be burning four alcohol ’s‚ methanol‚ ethanol‚ propanol and butanol. The aim is to find out how much energy is produced when burning these alcohols. Alcohol ’s react with oxygen in the air to form water and carbon dioxide. The reaction that is involved in burning alcohols is exothermic because heat is given out. From this reason the reactant energy is higher than that of the product. The energy is given out when
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expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve. In contrast‚ renewable energy resources are constantly replenished and are important because of the benefits it provides for us as well as for the environment. Firstly‚ renewable energy technologies are clean sources of energy that have a much lower environmental impact than conventional energy technologies. Conventional energy technologies rely on fossil fuels which contribute significantly to many of the environmental problems we face today
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wastewater treatment covers the mechanisms and processes used to treat waters that have been contaminated in some way by anthropogenic industrial or commercial activities prior to its release into the environment or its re-use. Most industries produce some wet waste although recent trends in the developed world have been to minimise such production or recycle such waste within the production process. However‚ many industries remain dependent on processes that produce wastewaters. Effluent Treatment
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