with an acetic anhydride. Color impurities present in the solid acetaminophen will be removed and then the decolorized product will be collected on a Büchner funnel for further purification by crystallization. Purity will then be determined by melting point. Introduction: Acetaminophen is commonly used as an analgesic to reduce pain and fever. In this experiment it is prepared by the reaction of p-aminophenol with acetic anhydride‚ as illustrated below. Results: Isolation of crude acetaminophen The color
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Women at Point Zero is a novel written by Nawal El Saasawi‚ which was published in 1975 in Arabic then translated in 1983‚ this novel accounts the first person view of Firdaus’s‚ who is locked up in a Cairo prison cell‚ where she reveals how the beginning of her life and how she ended up on death row. The purpose of the author’s work is to engage the audience into Firdaus’s life and relationships she makes while living in a patriarchal society. The scene that set the purpose and impacted me‚ was
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“Frost Point‚ welcome home.” This is what I hear every year for a month. Growing up as an army brat my family moved around a lot. This was the same for my uncle and cousins. It took years for either of our families to find a forever home. During this early time in my life there was only one place that never changed. Frost Point. My grandmother‚ aunts‚ uncles‚ cousins and parents gather with their 12 children to Rideau Ferry‚ Ontario‚ Canada every summer for a month. Every few years my home would
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Freezing Point Depression Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to demonstrate freezing point depression by dissolving salt into two liquids and monitoring temperature. Materials: test tube‚ Thermometer‚ 10 mL graduated cylinder‚ 2 micropipettes‚ Styrofoam cups‚ 4 pieces plastic wrap‚ 70% ethyl rubbing alcohol‚ 91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol‚ ice‚ distilled water‚ rock salt Procedure: Using the graduated cylinder‚ measure 2 mL of alcohol and pour it into the test tube. Add 10 mL of
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West Point Cheating Scandal Description: In April of 1976 it was found that there was a possibility that over half of the junior class at West Point Academy had violated the West Point honor code by cheating on a case assignment. The honor code states "A cadet will not lie‚ cheat‚ or steal‚ nor tolerate those who do." This was by far the largest violation of the honor code in West Point history and presented some unusual challenges to the administration. As the year dragged on it was found
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Cedar Point Amusement Park When I lived in Michigan‚ one of my fondest memories was going to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky‚ Ohio. We lived over 3 hours away so it was a perfect day trip. When we reached Cedar Point Road‚ Lake Eerie was to the right and along the horizon seventeen roller coasters stood high as sky scrapers. As we entered the park we were greeted by Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. The park was soon filled with children laughing‚ parents pushing strollers‚ and adrenaline
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the crane; the barge collides into a nearby conference center when it’s in the air. Chapter 4- Alex is taken to jail‚ but MI6 bails him out; therefore‚ he has to accept the proposal they give him to go on an undercover mission to a boarding school‚ Point Blanc‚ in the Alps. Chapter 5- As part of the mission‚ Alex has to pretend to be the son of a multimillionaire Sir David Friend‚ whose house he stays at for a week. Chapter 6- While at his house‚ Alex goes horseback riding with Friend’s daughter
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Many tipping points exist throughout the history of the health care system of the United States‚ more so than can be discussed here. Addressed‚ will be a few key tipping points over the last hundred years that‚ without them‚ the system would stand as it does today. The first tipping point is the establishment of the American Medical Association in 1847 and their subsequent creation of the Committee on National Legislation at the turn of the century. As a first act‚ the AMA instituted the first
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President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points On January 8‚ 1918 President Woodrow Wilson gave a proposal to Congress which outlined the post World War I peace treaty later negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference‚ and in the Treaty of Versailles. The fourteen points were intended to generate support for Wilson’s vision of the postwar world‚ both home & also among allies in Europe. The president hoped that the promise of a just peace would be embraced by the populations in enemy nations and generates
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proposal 2‚ an additional product W is added to the mix. So the fixed cost is increased. Although the fixed cost is increased‚ the profit increases sharply. What is noteworthy is that breakeven point is the largest in the 3 situations. It means that the company should take longer time to reach the breakeven point. So the company many have more risk. The recommendation is made on the basis that the company has the capacity to produce all products. The company should be confident that there has enough
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