Lab 6: Organic Compound Analysis Isabella O’Toole CHY 116 Friday 1:15-4:00 Lab Conducted on 4-12-13 and 4-19-13 4-26-13 This lab was conducted in order to determine the chemical composition of an unknown organic acid. A known mass of acid was dissolved into 30mL of either water or methanol (depending on solubility) and titrated with standardized sodium hydroxide. Data from this allowed the molar
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1.1.1 Organic Industry in Hong Kong Eco-fish will be an addition to the already booming organic food industry in Hong Kong. The organic and natural sector in Hong Kong has experienced dramatic growth in recent years due to rapidly rising demand for such category of products therefore the sector is moving more towards main stream. The local market is large enough to accommodate both giant and small players. Consequently initiatives such as the opening of Asia’s largest retailer for natural and
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|Chapter 5: | |Structure and Preparation of Alkenes. | |Elimination Reactions | Summary Alkenes contain the C=C functional group which can be prepared by 1‚2-elimination reactions such as: • dehydration of alcohols (- H2O) or • dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides (- HX). Zaitsev’s rule indicates that the preferred product is the more highly substituted
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Comparison between Organic and Inorganic Compounds Organic Compounds | Inorganic Compounds | *Organic Compounds are composed of few elements only.C‚ H‚O‚N‚S‚P and halogens are the most common. | * Inorganic Compounds are composed of all the known elements. | *They are generally found in living matter‚ i.e.‚ animals and plants. | *They are generally obtained from non-living matter‚ i.e.‚ minerals. | *They are usually gases‚ liquids or solids having low melting points. | *They are usually solids
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When it comes to organic food versus non-organic food‚ one of the most important questions that most diet-enthusiasts and food curious people want to ask is how to tell the difference. In other words‚ how to identify or differentiate organic food from the conventional food? Frankly and honestly speaking‚ there’s really no way to tell the difference between organic food and the conventional food we are forced to rely on the people selling us the food to be truthful. Luckily for us however‚ there
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NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY‚ CHEMISTRY and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE LABORATORY MANUAL Instructor: Dr. M. Wilson CHEM401: BIOCHEMISTRY for NURSES Prepared by: Oreane Collins CHEMISTRY LABORATORY REGULATIONS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Reference: http://www.sciencebyjones.com/safety_rules.htm Thanks to the Flinn Scientific Safety Rules for much of the below. General Guidelines 1. Conduct yourself in a responsible manner at all times
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Case Study 3 - States and Industrial support: Cotton Candy for Texas Farmers Student Name: Learning Institution: a) Reason why the US cotton industry has remained successful for so long The US cotton industry receives government support mainly in the form of subsidies that protect them from adversities such as price instabilities. Cotton farmers are also assisted by the US government to purchase modern equipment (Sitkin & Bowen‚ 2010). This leads to
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Why is organic chemistry important? Organic compounds are used for many different things. Daily life in today’s world would be very hard to live in without organic compounds; in fact life would not be possible without organic compounds. For example‚ most of your body is made up of organic compounds. The food you eat is made up of organic compounds. Even the flavourings and colourings on processed food are organic. The clothes you wear are‚ yes you guessed it‚ organic as well. What’s more is that
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A S E M E S T E R V I ORGANIC FARMING PROPOSAL GROUP 6 Iftekhar Ansari‚ Mujtaba Yameen‚ Priyamvada Panicker‚ Akbote Shiva‚ Vikas D‚ Jayadev B BBA • Semester VI • Group VI• Organic Farming B B A S E M E S T E R V I BBA • Semester VI • Group VI• Organic Farming Organic Farming Introduction Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation‚ green manure‚ compost and biological pest control. Organic farming uses fertilizers and pesticides
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research reports on the New Zealand organic beverage industry and investigates the current market situation and the purchasers’ beliefs‚ attitudes and preferences that are driving its growth. Secondary Research The secondary research section uncovered statistical facts‚ such as the size of the domestic organic market – that is valued at $40 million (Cork‚ 2001) and that 846‚648 people (20% of the N.Z population) in New Zealand eat and drink a diet that is 80% organic (Coriolis Research‚ 2001). In
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