Seaborg on or about February 9‚ 1950. It was the sixth transuranium element to be discovered; the team announced its discovery on March 17‚ 1950. To produce californium‚ a microgram-sized target of curium-242 (242/ 96Cm) was bombarded with 35 MeV-alpha particles (4/2He) in the 60-inch-diameter (1‚500 mm) cyclotron at Berkeley‚ California‚ which produced californium-245 (245/ 98Cf) plus one free neutron (n). 242 245 96Cm + 4/2He → 98Cf + 1/0n Only about 5‚000 atoms of
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North of the equator is hot and dry and receives comparatively little rain. The Southern region falls into three different weather/conditions zones: The coast is more humid‚ the average annual temperature ranges from about 24.4º C (about 76º F) in June and July to about 27.8º C (about 82º F) in February‚ March‚ and April; the highlands are relatively mild; the Lake Victoria region is more tropical. The rainy seasons occur from October to December and April to June. 3. What is the national capital
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Bogota Bogota is a vibrant city that is situated below the cold Andean Mountains and offers a mixture of modern shopping malls and historic colonial buildings. The City’s main centre is the La Candelaria where there are restaurants‚ bars and hotels in amongst the ancient homes‚ churches and convents. The South of the City is where the working class stay and is still well known for the drug industry but North of the city is filled with hotels and entertainment in the districts of Zona Rosa and Zona
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Ogboni (also known as Osugbo in Ijèbú) is a fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba language-speaking polities of Nigeria‚ Republic of Bénin and Togo. The society performs a range of political and religious functions‚ including exercising a profound influence on regents and serving as high courts of jurisprudence in capital offenses. Influence [edit] Though versions or lodges of this fraternal group are found among the various types of Yoruba polities——from highly-centralized kingdoms
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36 fascinating facts that every gamer should know about Minecraft in parts one through four‚ and now we have finally returned with part five! This computer-based digital fantasy world has been reaching record levels of popularity since its release in only 2011‚ and we are here to give you the full scoop on everything there is to know! Read on to discover our next set of nine facts! Stay tuned for our coming articles‚ parts six through 12‚ where we reveal the remaining top 62 fascinating facts that
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The Mexican history‚ geography and culture are very interesting‚ because it is a lot different than the U.S. The Mexican people have endured a lot of war. Mexico is full of interesting facts‚ like the plant poinsettias are named after the first Mexican ambassador. Throughout this essay‚ you will enjoy learning about the country of Mexico. The Capital of Mexico is Mexico City‚ which lies in the southern central portion of the country. Mexico has many volcanoes-turned mountains‚ like Sierra
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Australia Facts: Interesting Facts About Australia The Land Down Under is an anomaly in many regards. It is an island‚ a country‚ and a continent at the same time. Keep reading to learn some very interesting facts about Australia. Situated in the Southern Hemisphere‚ the Commonwealth of Australia comprises the continental mainland‚ the Tasmanian island‚ and many other smaller islands. One of the interesting facts about Australia is that the oldest skeleton found in Australia is reportedly more
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have acted right and was a superb infant‚ the animal may end up still being killed due to there being a surplus in the zoo. From the article “10 Facts about Zoos” the author found‚ “A former employee of the safari park alleged: “culling was being used as a means of training instead of being carried out in the kindest and most humane way.””(10 Facts about Zoos par. 13). Zoos euthanize animals because of poor health‚ old age‚ lack of space or conservation management reasons (Rising par. 5). By stating
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Botany Essay Questions 1. Pollination is a crucial process of how plants reproduce‚ in which the male sex cell of the flower‚ pollen‚ is transferred from the stamen to the carpel‚ or more specifically‚ from the anther to the stigma. Pollen grains are completely different and unique for each flower‚ they carry the male and female genetic information and it is split exactly 50/50. The transfer is carried out by pollinators‚ which include bees‚ wasps‚ flies‚ butterflies‚ moths‚ several species
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From the editors of NaturalNews.com Amazing 25 FOOD Startling things you never knew about the stuff you swallow. Mike AdAMS & dAvid Guiterrez Truth Publishing International‚ Ltd P. O. Box 29-99 Taichung‚ Taichung City 40899 Taiwan Facts About All information contained in this book is copyright © 2011 by Truth Publishing‚ Inc. All rights reserved. All information contained in this publication may not be copied‚ published‚ distributed‚ broadcast‚ posted on the internet‚ or otherwise
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