Synthesis of Aspirin from Oil of Wintergreen Objectives: In this experiment‚ the Oil of Wintergreen is put into an Erlenmeyer flask containing sodium hydroxide to create sodium salicylate. The solution is then refluxed which means that the solution will be boiled in a base‚ then condensed in a condenser. This replaces the carbon on the ester at carbon 1‚ with an oxygen atom which will have an ionic bond with a sodium anion. This yields sodium salicylate which will be acidified in methanol
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STUDY GUIDE LORENZO’S OIL Overview Lorenzo’s Oil is the story of the Odones’ race against time for the survival of their little boy. Lorenzo at age 6 develops a classic childhood case of Adrenoleukodystrophy. Augusto and Michaela Odone work tirelessly with little assistance from the medical community and the parent support group to find a therapy to stop the progression of this devastating disease. In 2001 Elizabeth Spike‚ a high school biology teacher in Rochester‚ New York‚ chose to show a film
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In was the year 1921‚ the Mexican revolution had ended and the Mexican people wanted to restore order in their country. However‚ others lost everything during the war and seeked reform in America. 4 men found each other and went to side by side to for their journey in just their donkeys‚ knowing that they had the same goal to move to the U.S for a better life. Even Though they were all Mexican‚ each of them grew up differently and came from different types of families. One them was called Juan who
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greedy man I am‚ I do admit. But please do understand my coveting of the gold and glory. “I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold”. Which eventually lead to my ignorance of your father and travelling to Mexico with 11 ships‚ a dozen horses and 500 men. Even though the expedition was successful‚ it lead to a negative characterisation of myself which I cannot deny. 18 years( 1519 to 1547‚ the moment u am writing this) of ruling‚ decision making‚ sickness
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In the article written by the New Delhi Times‚ Enrique Peña Nieto‚ the President of Mexico‚ states “‘I regret and condemn the United States’ decision to continue with the construction of a wall that‚ for years now‚ far from uniting us‚ divides us.’” The Trump wall will have more people dislike the connection between the United States and Mexico‚ as people want them to be at peace with each other. This disliking of the action that our President wants to take will
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WHAT LIES IN THE YEAR AHEAD? Jan 2015 Oil & Gas IQ | 2015 Predictions From continuing civil strife in the Cradle of Civilisation and the emergence of a terrorist-led pretender state in the Fertile Crescent‚ to a conflict in Central Europe that shows no sign of abating: nobody could say that the fourteenth year of the 21st century passed into history without event. Oil prices have been slashed by more than half over a six month period‚ and we see warnings of dire economic hardship in the months
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Architecture of the oil tanker From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Oil tankers generally have from 8 to 12 tanks.[1] Each tank is split into two or three independent compartments by fore-and-aft bulkheads.[1] The tanks are numbered with tank one being the forwardmost. Individual compartments are referred to by the tank number and the athwartships position‚ such as "one port"‚ "three starboard"‚ or "six center."[1] A cofferdam is a small space left open between two bulkheads‚ to give protection
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Ethics and the Oil Industry Todd Bosta Monday‚ November 8‚ 2010 Does anybody Care? As the US Economy continues to dive‚ unemployment persists at a level not seen since the Great Depression‚ and the US Federal Government sees fit to continually bailout big business‚ it escapes logic why the cost of oil once again‚ is on the rise. The US oil companies would have us believe it has to do with the Middle East oil producing nations cutting back on production‚ therefore raising
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Child Labor in Mexico Veronica Hernandez began her working career in a factory sweatshop. She was only 8 years old. After more than 12 years of intense and monotonous work in a number of different factories‚ Hernandez still‚ “felt as poor as the day she first climbed onto the lower rungs of the global assembly line” (Ferriss‚ source#2). Veronica works about 45 hours a week for only a base salary of $55‚ an occupation where she assembles RCA televisions by the Thomson Corporation. While some
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A Long Awaited Rule: Political Parties in Mexico and the Downfall of the PRI On July 2‚ 2000‚ Mexico held elections for presidential office. By July 3‚ 2000‚ the Industrial Revolutionary Party (PRI)‚ the party that had ruled Mexico for over seventy years admitted defeat and conceded their power to the National Action Party‚ also known as the PAN.1 Although the PAN had existed since 1939‚ their capacity to win elections was little due to the popularity of the PRI‚ their grip on power‚ and the
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