________________________________________ Absorption Alcohol is absorbed from all parts of the gastrointestinal tract largely by simple diffusion into the blood. However the small intestine is by far the most efficient region of the gastrointestinal tract for alcohol absorption because of its very large surface area. In a fasting individual‚ it is generally agreed that 10% to 20% of a dose of alcohol is absorbed from the stomach (the volume of alcohol affects the absorption) and 75% to 80% is absorbed
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chemistry‚ an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom. In particular‚ this carbon center should be saturated‚ having single bonds to three other atoms.[1] An important class of alcohols are the simple acyclic alcohols‚ the general formula for which is CnH2n+1OH. Of those‚ ethanol (C2H5OH) is the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages‚ and in common speech the word alcohol refers specifically to ethanol. Other alcohols are usually
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“Federal Bureau of Prisons” The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930. Its main goal is to provide humane care for Federal inmates. There are 11 Federal prisons in operation. The Bureau consists of 115 institutions‚ 6 regional offices‚ a Central Office (headquarters)‚ 2 staff training centers‚ and 22 community corrections offices. The Bureau of Prisons career opportunities web page is the place where you can learn about BOP careers‚ the employment process and
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ALCOHOLS‚ ETHERS‚ AND PHENOLS Juris Marie G. Garcia Institute of Chemistry‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City Date Performed: February 27‚ 2015 Date Submitted: March 06‚ 2015 Answers to Questions: 1.) Balanced equations: A. Lucas Test Test Sample Equation Ethyl Alcohol C2H5OH + HCl + ZnCl2 C2H5Cl + H2O Isopropyl Alcohol (CH3) 2CHOH + HCl (CH3) 2CHCl + ZnC2 + H2O Tert-butyl Alcohol (CH3) 3COH + HCl + ZnCl2 (CH3) 3CCl + ZnCl2 +H2O Benzyl Alcohol C6H5CH2OH + HCl + ZnCl2
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Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)‚ which falls under the Department of Justice‚ is the primary statistical agency. Bureau of Justice Statistics task is to collect‚ analyze‚ and publish any information related to crime. It keeps statistics of the law breakers‚ victims of crime‚ as well any operations that have been undertaken by the justice systems at different government levels. Given the sensitivity of this task‚ the criminal justice leadership has to ensure that all statistical data is impartial
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event conclude? Within this passage‚ the narrator‚ the daughter of a tobacco farmer accounts the ways of the trade and events that occur when selling tobacco. From what we know‚ they are a poor family living off the sales of tobacco‚ hence‚ when confronted by the seller‚ there is a great feeling of tension because what they live for is on the line. The narrator goes on to tell us about the events that occur if the buyer’s of tobacco offer her Father a good deal‚ or a lousy deal. When a lousy deal is
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highly placed officials had outlined a plan to subdue the intensifying rivalry over natural resources and land. Under the terms of their proposal‚ individual tribes would agree to live within clearly defined zones – reservations. In exchange‚ the Bureau of Indian Affairs would provide guidance‚ while U.S. military forces ensured protection. By the end of the 1850s‚ eight western reservations had been established where Indian peoples were induced to speak English‚ take up farming‚ and convert to Christianity
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is green‚ when an alcohol is oxidized by the reagent. A change in color of the reagent from orange to green represents a positive test. Primary alcohols are oxidized by the reagent to carboxylic aicds; secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones. Tertiary alcohols are not oxidized at all by the reagent. Hence‚ this reaction can be used to distinguish tertiary alcohols form primary and secondary alcohols. Procedures: 1. Place ethanol‚ isopropyl alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol in three different
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Alcohol Facts and statistics ( www.niaaa.nih.gov-2012 ) Global Burden of alcohol abuse‚ In 2012‚ 3.3 million deaths‚ or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4 percent for women)‚ were attributable to alcohol consumption.. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions‚ most notably alcohol dependence‚ liver cirrhosis‚ cancers‚ and injuries. In 2012‚ alcohol accounted for 5.1 percent of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide. Globally‚
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the cash crop they had been searching for. Tobacco exports climbed exponentially when the first cargo of Virginia-grown tobacco arrived in England and land became the most valuable commodity the New World had to offer. As the supply grew‚ the price per pound plummeted. Now fully dependent on this crop‚ the only solution was to grow even more‚ pushing exports over the limit. This new lifestyle became characteristic of the Southern settlements and tobacco would play a very central role in the development
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