The Thickness of Aluminum Foil Lab In the study of Chemistry‚ we encounter very large and very small numbers. For example‚ the size of a molecule or thin layer of molecules is very‚ very small and difficult to measure directly. In order to “measure” such numbers‚ we often use one measured quantity and another known property to calculate the unknown value. In this experiment‚ we will use this approach to calculate the thickness of various types of aluminum foil‚ a quantity whose direct experimental
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Shakespeare approaches “good” and “evil” within Macbeth a bit differently than King James would have approached the subject. Being a zealous Christian‚ King James was highly against anything immoral. He also believed that witches sought the devil to obtain powers‚ seeing things only in “black-and-white categorizations” (“Module Five”). Being good or evil‚ not both‚ doesn’t leave much room for Shakespeare’s characters. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have elements of both; therefore‚ Shakespeare settled
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Shakespeare’s play Macbeth shows the roots of all evil‚ our own human nature. The play is centered on the coexistence of good and evil. Macbeth‚ unlike any other Shakespeare play has the protagonist convert to evil. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is shown as a hero in the Scottish army‚ that is ironic because Macbeth defeats a traitor and he himself becomes one later. Macbeth knows his place in the world. He is fully capable of distinguishing between right and wrong. Macbeth purposely disregards
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Abstract Ernest Rutherford’s Gold Foil Experiment was a major stepping stone one the way to discovering what the atom was really made up of. From the beginning of his research with alpha particles to his discovery of the atomic nucleus‚ Rutherford made many contributions to the microscopic world of the atom. The Rutherford Experiment‚ otherwise known as the Gold Foil Experiment‚ was the crown of his achievements‚ and it was during this experiment that he discovered the atomic nucleus. (Aydin &Hanuscin
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The lab “Aluminum Atoms” was designed to determine whether heavy-duty or house hold aluminum foil was the thicker than the other and to show the different atomic calculations of each type of foil. It was learned that heavy-duty foil is thicker than the household aluminum foil. An atom is the basic unit of a chemical element. Avogardo’s number‚ 6.02 x 1023‚ is the number of particles found in one mole of a substance. The molar mass is the weight of one mole (or 6.02 x 1023 molecules) of any chemical
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Critical Essay “Macbeth” Between the years 1606 and 1611‚ William Shakespeare; arguably one of the world’s greatest dramatists‚ wrote a play full of treachery and greed. The story of ‘Macbeth’ is a complex and absorbing piece of literature that completely immerses the reader within its pages. Shakespeare’s idea of a noble warrior deceiving his country by committing regicide is more than historical facts; the play however is based around a more fictional nature as Shakespeare introduces the conceptualization
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her astonished beyond expression. In the short passage from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ the author establishes a foil relationship between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth through the use of narrative voice and the notion of pride. Austen uses a narrative voice to highlight the state of shock Elizabeth was in when Mr. Darcy proposed to her. Further‚ it also emphasizes on the foil relationship between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. After he confronts her of his feelings‚ the narration reads‚ “She stared
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imagination. Authors often pick up on this theme of appearance vs. reality‚ and use it to enhance their works. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth includes the theme of appearance vs. reality through the Macbeths’ covering of the appending murders‚ as well as in the couples’ reoccurring hallucinations‚ which are ultimately used to display the corruptness of ambitious human nature. The theme of appearance vs. reality is depicted through Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s deceitfulness when hiding the murders they
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Usages of Foil Characters Everyone in this world has someone who is contradictory to them. Similarly‚ in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has many foils. Santiago‚ the hero of this story‚ is an adventurous shepherd from a small Andalusian town who sets out to achieve his personal legend‚ his dream‚ to find treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. The author of The Alchemist uses foils to allude to Santiago’s traits‚ and helps the reader apprehend the different situations and other
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In fiction‚ a foil character contrasts with another character in the story in order to highlight certain qualities of that other character. The foil is usually either dramatically different or is extremely similar to that other character‚ but a key difference sets them apart. In the work of Shakespeare‚ it’s common for there to be many instances of a foil being used to highlight key traits in the protagonist’s character‚ or in several other characters in the play. In Hamlet‚ Laertes and Hamlet act
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