Copper Sun By: Sharon Draper The novel Copper Sun is a searing work of historical fiction and is action-packed‚ multifaceted‚ and character-rich. It describes a young girl’s life that was stolen from her village‚ sold to the highest bidder‚ enslaved‚ beaten‚ and mistreated. It expresses the different emotions that were felt as the girl went through her long and tiresome journey. Throughout‚ the young girl named Amaris journey‚ she encountered several different characters with similar but different
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Copper sulphate experiment Introduction There are a number of different methods of making salts‚ such as the reaction of a metal with an acid. Copper metal‚ however‚ does not react with sulphuric acid and so another method must be used. In this experiment a basic copper compound (copper(II) oxide) will be reacted with sulphuric acid giving copper(II) sulphate as one of the products. Method 1. Wear goggles and keep your face away from the beaker during the reaction 2. Place 20 cmm3 sulphuric
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1857‚ the penny has been changed about ten times! It used to be larger than today’s quarter‚ says “The Ever-Changing Penny.” Though people have worked hard to get the penny the way it is today‚ it might be time to disscard the penny. The penny cost a lot more than it is worth‚ it is way too heavy to carry around‚ it would create a great rounding system‚ and without it‚ we can save time and money. It is a big waste to have. We should follow in Canadas footsteps and get rid of it. The penny is the coin
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Pennies gets dirty at times whenever people take them out of their pockets to pay for something. Pennies are exposed to air and lose their shine really quickly. They collect dust‚ dirt and gunk. Most people‚ without paying attention‚ drops their pennies on the floor and become rusty over time. The reason for this is the air and other things that come into contact with this penny. A cleaning solution can be described in chemical formula of Acetic acid‚ a colorless organic compound‚ which has a pH
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Imagine a world without the penny. No more happy children who think good luck will come their way when they find a penny heads up on the ground. No pennies around to make that old tin cup clink and brighten the day of some desperate homeless man. Charities‚ instead of thriving‚ would suffer due to penniless penny drives. Jobs would be lost due to the lower demand for zinc that could be mined and produced into American money. Most importantly‚ a significant part of history would be thrown away and
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“ A penny for your thoughts” is a saying that isn’t commonly used in my generation‚ but the saying might go away because the government is thinking about taking the penny away. Many people believe the penny is worthless and should be removed‚ and they are right. The penny today rarely gets used and costs more to create the penny then its value. Have you ever looked into a wishing well? Well if you have you would have noticed that people only really throw pennies into the well. Many people only
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Dominick Prince Partner: Ryan Potts Reactions of Copper Due: Monday January 14‚ 2013 Beginning of Class Block: 5 Purpose / Safety: Purpose: 1. Observe some chemical reaction of copper and its compounds. 2. Write word and formula equations to represent these reactions. Safety: 1. Wear goggles and a lab apron or coat. 2. Tie back long hair and secure loose clothing before working with an open flame. 3. Corrosive substance; avoid contact with skin‚ eyes‚ and clothing
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: The copper cycle IN TRODUCTION The purpose of the experiment is to recognize that change of state‚ change in colour‚ formation of a precipitate‚ or the evolution of heat are associated with a chemical change; to study reactions of copper. Copper is an element that can be found in nature in a variety of different compounds. The most common natural ore is the sulphide‚ known as chalcocite‚ Cu2S. This mineral is an important source of copper metal because it is about 80% copper by weight
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| JC Penney was once a fashion icon to children‚ young adults‚ and teens. Beginning in 1913 it currently operates over 1000 stores. Growing up my sister and I waited to go through their catalogue. We would circle everything we wanted. We would even get our hair cut the same way some of their models did. I went as far as crimping my hair because the model had her hair crimped. Every summer before school started my Grandma would take us shopping at Penney’s for new school clothes. This company
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The Copper Cycle Alexes Montalvo Chem 1500-10 September 26‚ 2012 The Copper Cycle Introduction: The Copper Cycle is a popular experiment used to determine if an element‚ in this instance‚ copper‚ reverts to its elemental form after a chain of reactions. This experiment is very dangerous because of the reactions between the strong acids and bases. In this experiment I performed a series of reactions starting with
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