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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heat CuO + H2O 4) CuO + H2SO4 Cu2+(aq) + SO42-(aq) + H2O 5) Cu2+(aq) + Zn Cu + Zn2+(aq) Stage 1- Dissolution 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
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Environmental effects of copper Copper can be released into the environment by both natural sources and human actions. Examples of natural sources are wind-blown dust‚ decaying vegetation‚ forest fires and sea spray. Other examples are mining‚ metal production‚ wood production and phosphate fertilizer production. Because copper is released both naturally and through human activity it is very widespread in the environment. Copper is often found near mines‚ industrial settings‚ landfills and waste
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Mining Assignment #4 By Siyuan Wei‚ Yifei Pei‚ Amrita Sur and Clinton Huynh Mineral: Copper Dip: 60 Depth: 650m Location/Terrain: Under River Chosen Mining Method: Sublevel Stoping - Sublevel Stoping is designed for mineral deposits which consists of fairly stable rocks and have a steep dip. - This method is quite commonly used to mine copper at varies sites around Australia. For example‚ Mount Isa‚ Olympic Dam etc… Mining Process - Sublevels are created within the solid
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In the timespan of 1860‚ the beginning of the Civil War‚ to 1877‚ the end of Reconstruction‚ many social and constitutional developments took place. Such developments included secession of the south‚ disputes over civil liberties such as voting‚ the ending of slavery‚ and the passage of the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments. These expansions were very revolutionary to an extent but due to the intrusion of white supremacist groups‚ such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ couldn’t fully prosper. The constitutional
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In this lab‚ we changed copper into various forms using different chemicals and chemical reactions. The purpose of this lab is to demonstrate that the product of a chemical reaction depends on what is present at the time of that reaction. This lab also displays how matter cannot be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. In a lab‚ you must always make safety a priority in case of an emergency. In our lab‚ we made sure to wear closed-toed shoes as well as goggles at all times. We also performed
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6: The Copper Cycle CHEM 101 Lab-M/630 As an investigation of the copper cycle lab group 6 conducted an experiment on 6 October 2014 at Arizona State University laboratory that would demonstrate the cycle of reactions that copper (Cu) can produce when introduced to with other substances/reactant. The purpose of the investigation was to notice the transformation of a specific quantity of copper wire (g) as it undergoes its coordination reactions until a reduction method would yield copper (Cu) again
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Copper is an element that occurs in minor amounts in the earth’s crust. Estimates of average crustal prevalence are on the order of 0.0058 percent by weight. Deposits considered to be economically recoverable at current market prices may contain as little as 0.5 percent of copper or less‚ depending on the mining method‚ total reserves‚ and the geologic setting of the deposit. Here is the flow sheet on how to process copper from Zenith. Copper Process Flow Sheet: Copper ore is first quarried from
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Coursework 4 Copper Name of student: Alfiya Ospanova Tutorial group: G Copper is one of the earliest elements explored by humanity. Due to the special red shade it was easy to find in ancient times. The metal was named according to place where it was found‚ the Cyprus islands. Copper produced in massive stars and spread in the world as minerals like chalcocite and chalcopyrite (sulfide of copper)‚ azurite and malachite (carbonate of copper)‚ cuprite (oxide of copper). The atomic
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A Sequence of Chemical Reactions: Transforming Copper Briefly describe. a) Why must you carry out the oxidation of Cu with HNO3 in a fume hood? Concentrated nitric acid is a toxic oxidant. Avoiding skin contact or inhalation is highly important. The reaction between Cu and HNO3 produces NO2‚ a toxic brown gas; therefore working under the fume is necessary in order to prevent inhaling the toxic gas. b) Why you should be particularly careful when you work with 3 M H2SO4 solution? Sulfuric acid
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