of Nerve agents‚ and to a larger extent Chemical Weapons‚ is illegal according to United Nations Resolution 687 which passed in 1991. The production‚ stockpiling‚ and use of these weapons were banned by The Hague Convention of 1899 and the Geneva Protocol of 1925. All Nerve agents are fatal to the human body in the same way. Some are more potent‚ and some remain on the battlefield longer than others. Many factors play a role in how long a Nerve agent remains on the battlefield. Nerve agents come in
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reducing agents such as LiH‚ LiAlH4‚ or NaBH4 must be carefully chosen. Being that LiAlH4 and NaBH4 will not react with isolated carbon-carbon double bonds nor the double bonds from aromatic rings; the chosen compound can be reduce selectively when the nucleophile only react with electrophilic carbons. Figure 1: reduction mechanism for the reaction In this experiment‚ the benzil (diketone) is used as the organic substrate. Sodium borohydride‚ NaBH4 is used as the reducing agent (metal hydride)
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Overview Chemical Warfare is using the chemical properties of a substance to your advantage during war. This has been going on for centuries. Even the most basic forms of weapons were used. People have been putting poison on the end of their spears and arrows since they have been around. Over the years‚ it has also developed into much more advanced chemistry. In this article‚ I am going to focus on the more advanced‚ modern uses of chemical warfare in World War I and World War II. World War
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Antonio Rogers 7th grade english Mrs. King January 20‚ 2016 Agent Orange Many people don’t know agent orange is one of the chemicals that causes the most health effects ever‚ and causes mass hate between people? Agent Orange was sprayed aerially to decrease vietnamese coverage‚ but also causes birth defects and different types of cancer. The effect to the human body‚ the chemicals in the mixture‚ and how it affected the relationship with Vietnam and the U.S was an important asset to the Vietnam
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started to question if the fighting against communism was even necessary or worth the trouble. Unlike World War 1 and 2 the Vietnam War was filmed in colour and was shot across the media all over the world showing the terrible chaos of war such as Agent Orange which sent casualties and nurses wounded. This sent the first change of mind about war to society and the doubt that Australia might be threatened by the influence of communism. The major issue began when in 1964 the Menzies government decided
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abrogate essential defense mechanisms. Immunosuppressive Drugs 2. FOUR MAJOR CLASSES 1. Corticosteroids Prednisone (DELTASONE) and Prednisolone (HYDELTRASOL)‚ Dexamethasone 2. Cytotoxic Agents Cyclophosphamide‚ Azathioprine (IMURAN)‚ and Mycophenolate Mofetil (CELLCEPT) 3 T cell Suppressive Agents 3. T‐cell Suppressive Agents Cyclosporine (SANDIMMUNE) and
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until it becomes light and fluffy and increased in volume‚ due to the incorporation of tiny air bubbles. These air bubbles‚ locked into the semi-solid fat‚ remain in the final batter and expand as the item is baked‚ serving as a form of leavening agent. Butter is the
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“In Country” By: Bobbie Ann Mason I had a difficult time with the characters and the setting of the story. This might have been on purpose on Bobbie Ann Mason’s part‚ to connect in a very close and emotional way. This novel would really connect with people who lived through the Vietnam war and the 1980’s. All of her references to time and regional aspects of setting‚ such as K-Marts‚ McDonald’s and the song titles stop Sam and the reader from connecting onto a different level. Sam and Emmett
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because of racial discrimination and stereotyping from the European people she has been left out from society. An example of stereotyping in Box the Pony is when Leah turns up to the real estate agency and speaks one word‚ “G’day”. The real estate agent immediately stereotypes Leah into what she thinks Aboriginals are which is poor and violent‚ and spurts out‚ “we haven’t any money‚ we haven’t any money‚ take what you want”. With the use of humour in this part and the technique of dialect and blocking
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Side of Everything was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner that study everyday life and they reach conclusions with conventional wisdom. They researched about crack gangs‚ the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the truth about real estate agents‚ and answering questions like why drug dealers live with their moms‚ and which is more dangerous a gun or a swimming pool? There were several themes in this book such as knowing what to measure and how to measure it makes a complicated world much
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