and preparation for the afterlife. Whether it is the Bagisu leaving corpses for wild animals to eat (Beierle 2003)‚ the death taboos of Copper Inuits‚ or Italian Americans carrying a body out of a dwelling feet first so that it cannot see the door and return (Cowell 1986)‚ all cultures must develop methods to deal with the inevitable end of life. The Copper Inuit live in the Canadian Arctic‚ a harsh climate. According to David Damas (1996:1)‚ “Gulfs and straits are ice free for only about 3 months
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Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Jason Terry BCOM 275 August 19‚ 2012 University of Phoenix Chilean Copper Mine Collapse In August 2010‚ the world focused on a small copper mine in northern Chile‚ when it was discovered that 33 trapped miners were still alive after the mining shaft collapsed. This tragedy captured audiences of every source of mainstream media around the world. The media reported updates on the conditions of the trapped miners daily until their rescue in October 2010. People
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Percent Composition of a Penny Background Information: Post-1983 pennies have a copper jacket and a zinc core. We hope to determine the percent composition of these two metals. This will be done by reacting the zinc with hydrochloric acid to form zinc ions in a single replacement reaction. The acid reacts with the zinc but not copper. The reaction of zinc metal with the hydrochloric acid (HCl) produces zinc chloride and hydrogen gas. Safety: Wear your safety goggles and apron If you spill Hydrochloric
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Lab 5 The Diffraction Grating Chinua McDonald Objective: To measure the wavelength of light with a diffraction grating. Theory: The two types of diffraction gratings are the transmission and reflection gratings. They are made by ruling on a piece of glass or metal a number of evenly spaced lines with a fine diamond point. Diffraction phenomena can be analyzed in terms of Huygens’ principle‚ according to which every point on the wave front of a wave should be considered as a source
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indicated by a very pale pink color. To calculate the molarity of NaOH‚ the following equation was used MNaOH x VNaOH = MKHP x VKHP therefore the molarity was .125 M. INTRODUCTION This lab experiment covers the preparation of standard solution and the acid/base titration. The first part of the lab is to prepare a standard solution of Potassium hydrogen per. A standard solution is a solution of known concentration‚ in which it is prepared using exacting techniques to make sure that the molarity
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Flame Test Lab Purpose: To find out the unknown compound from known compounds and the color of the flame. Safety & Precautions: •Do not cross contaminate compounds. •Keep goggles on at all times when working on lab. •Long hair should be tied up to avoid being singed. Table of Observations Compound Flame Color Strontium Chloride strong dark orange red Strontium Nitrate bright orange Copper II Nitrate bright green
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Balance Lab of a Copper Slug and Sodium Chloride (NaCl) on a Centigram and Electronic Scale PURPOSE/INTRODUCTION The purpose of this experiment is to learn how to weigh a substance on a centigram scale and an electronic scale through direct weight or by weight difference. The hypothesis is that all scales used should show the same weight for a given sample. The experiment should show precision and accuracy of the equipment being used. This will allow a better understanding on how to properly
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Percent Copper and Zinc in Pennies From Density Purpose: Practicing determine the density of the solution. Developing the method for determine the percent of density for the solution. Examining the linear relationship by learning to use the best-fit straight line. Using the linear relationship to determine the percent of density by the solution. Be familiar with recording data and observations. Methods & Material: Methods: Weight the mass for the different percent of zinc and copper mixtures
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Name Lab‚ Week #1 BALANCE LAB Introduction Several instruments are used for determining the mass of a chemical; these instruments are called “balances.” However‚ different balances have different measurements‚ meaning that some balances are more accurate than others. Moreover‚ there are several techniques that are used or practiced in order to obtain an accurate measurement. The two techniques are direct weighing and weighing by difference. Direct weighing simply means to read the mass
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and weighed. It was found in the experiment that the yield of copper hydroxide in 40%. Introduction: The copper (II) sulphate is then placed in 100 mL of distilled water. Then 20 mL of CuSO4 is measured and placed 100 mL of distilled water. This can later be weighed to determine the mol of CuSO4 and the mol/L concentration. Then this was used to find out how many mL of 0.5 NaOH solution is needed to react completely with all the copper (II) sulphate in solution. Then titrate ¼ of the estimated
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