Acid rain‚ or more accurately acid precipitation‚ is the term used for describing rainfall with a pH level lower than 5.6. This type of pollution is a matter of great debate currently due to the potential of its causing environmental damages all across the world. For the last decade or so acid rain has caused destruction to hundreds of lakes and streams in many parts of the world‚ including the US‚ Canada‚ and Europe. Acid rain forms due to the oxides of sulfite and nitrogen combining with the moisture
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The Foods to Avoid that Causes Acid Reflux Problems in the digestive system should not be neglected. There are different possible digestive system disorders or diseases that are most often neglected by many people. The most common digestive problem is the acid reflux or gastro-esophageal reflux disease‚ mostly known as heartburn. Acid reflux affects different ages from infants to young children and adults as well. This disorder should be given special attention because it can lead to a more serious
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Mechanical Principles behind Thales Turntable Jose Lizheno Santa Clara University I have selected to work on this topic to portray the numerous applications of mechanical principles in our daily lives. Thales turntable is a musical gadget that is common and would serve as a good example of the applications of engineering principles in the modern world. Linear –tracking turntables uses electronic signals to transmit motions in its several components
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Recycling & Reducing Waste Starbucks is committed to significantly reducing and diverting the waste our stores generate‚ and recycling is just one way in which we do this. But while recycling seems like a simple‚ straightforward initiative‚ it’s actually extremely challenging. Not only are there municipal barriers to successful recycling in many cities‚ but it takes significant changes in behavior to get it right. One wrong item in a recycle bin can render the entire can unrecyclable to the
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Acid rain is rain that has become acidic‚ because of air pollutants in the atmosphere. Rain has a normal pH level of around 5-5.5 which is only slightly acidic. 7 on the pH scale is the neutral and anything below that is considered acidic. Acid rain has a pH level around 4 which is 10 times more acidic. Acid rain can fall in many different ways and has many effects on the environment. Acid rain is caused by air pollutants in the atmosphere. These air pollutants are mainly from man made resources
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Hunting‚ Will Hunting displays the psychological concepts intelligence‚ abuse‚ depression‚ defense mechanism‚ and self-actualization smoothly throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie‚ Will Hunting demonstrates how different he is from the rest. Being a simple janitor working in Harvard University‚ he keeps to himself and just does his job but when given an opportunity‚
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Abstract: The objective of this lab is to calculate the theoretical‚ actual‚ and percent yield of the product from a precipitation reaction. It is also to learn concepts of solubility and the formation of a precipitate. The Experiment and Observation: Weigh out your 1.0g of CaCl2-2H20 and put it into the 100mL beaker‚ add your 25mL of distilled water and stir to form the calcium chloride solution. Next‚ use stoichiometry to determine how much Na2CO3 and put it into a small paper cup. Then add
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Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are fats that are required by the human body‚ but cannot be made by the body; therefore they must be obtained from external forces such as food. EFAs are the building blocks of all fats and oils and are required for both metabolic processes and for fuel. EFAs form the main component in the fats carried in our blood stream (triglycerides)‚ fats stored in our bodies and of cell membranes (phospholipids). (Erasmus‚ 1993)‚ (Wikipedia‚ Essential Fatty Acids‚ 2012) Two fundamental
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DETERMINATION OF FRUIT ACIDS BY TITRATION AND CALCULATION OF THE SUGAR/ACID RATIO It is the sugar/acid ratio which contributes towards giving many fruits their characteristic flavour and so is an indicator of commercial and organoleptic ripeness. At the beginning of the ripening process the sugar/acid ratio is low‚ because of low sugar content and high fruit acid content‚ this makes the fruit taste sour. During the ripening process the fruit acids are degraded‚ the sugar content increases and
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Essay March 28‚ 2014 ACID RAIN ENVIRONMENAL EFFECTS What is acid rain? It’s a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic‚ meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants‚ aquatic animals and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide‚ which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. The most obvious environmental effect of acid rain has been the loss
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