Adsorption Experiment This paper will be discussion the adsorption experiment conducted in Dr.O lab class. This paper will cover what Chitin/Chitson are but before explaining what these are it is best to get an understanding of what adsorption‚ absorption and sorption are. Adsorption is the accumulation of gases‚ liquids‚ or solutes on the surface of a solid or liquid. This binding is very weak. Almost anything such as fluids that dissolves can break the binding of the molecules. In addition adsorption
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The effect of alcohol concentration on the cell membrane Abstract: In this experiment I found out that as the concentration of the alcohol was increased so did the colour intensity of the solution. This is because the higher concentration of ethanol‚ results in more damage done to the cell membrane‚ resulting in leakage of red pigment from the cell. If the membrane is damaged more‚ more red pigment will leak out of the membrane and into the ethanol. Hypothesis: The higher the concentration
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EXPERIMENT 201: WORK‚ ENERGY AND POWER John Michael A. Ramos‚ Phy11l/A5 Abstract The essential conditions to be satisfied for work to be done are: Some force must act on the object. The point of application of force must move in the direction of force. W = F x s. SI unit of work is joule. Energy is the capacity to do work. The two types of mechanical energy are kinetic energy and potential energy. Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object by virtue of its motion. Potential energy is
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pleasant‚ fruit-like odors and are the chemicals responsible for the odors and flavors of many fruits (oranges‚ bananas‚ pineapples) and flowers. In most cases‚ such natural products get their properties from a mixture of organic compounds. In this experiment you will prepare two esters of o-hydroxybenzoic acid‚ more commonly known as salicylic acid. One of the esters‚ acetylsalicylic acid‚ is aspirin‚ the common analgesic. We will synthesize aspirin by mixing salicylic acid with acetic anhydride. The
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a process that is used to identify the causes of an error or accident. In the case of Mr. B death‚ a RCA is needed to determine what may have contributed to his death. A Root Cause analysis must be complete and reported to Joint Commission in the even where injury or death occurs. Sentinel event is a major adverse even that could have been prevented (Alemi‚ 2007). The sentinel event was related to respiratory arrest secondary to conscious sedation procedure. The people
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of the consequences of excessive drinking. After connecting with her‚ I wanted to know if alcohol concentration in spirits would affect the cells in the body. Thus‚ I decided to test my theory by adapting a class beetroot experiment to my investigation. The aim of this experiment is to investigate the effect of alcohol concentration on a biotic cell membrane. The human body cannot live long with damaged cells because they are the building blocks of life. Cell membranes are phospholipid bilayers meaning
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Roots Causes of Family Violence When we think of family violence we think of physically hurting our family members. Not only is physical abuse an aspect of family violence but so is mental‚ emotional‚ and sex abuse. Many people still believe the misconception that family violence is a personal problem that is better dealt behind the closed doors of their homes. What they fail to realize is that family violence is a crime that not only affects the victim’s life‚ but it affects everything the victim
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EXPERIMENT NO. 4 Chemical Equilibrium Claver‚ L. Z. X. Y.1‚ Palad‚ C. C.2‚ Rocha‚ R. D. P3 1Anthropology Department‚ College of Social Sciences and Philosophy‚ 2National Institute of Geological Sciences‚ College of Science‚ 3Department of Food Science and Nutrition‚ College of Home Economics‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City 1101 Philippines ------------------------------------------------- Keywords: forward and reverse reactions‚ equilibrium constant‚ Le Chatelier’s Principle
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Root Causes of Environmental Issues Kendele Sitter SCI/275 Environmental Science 02/28/2015 Maria West One root cause that I agree with is that we‚ as a country have become obsessed with economic growth. We have completely lost sight of our environment because of greed. Like stated in our readings this week (chapter 3)‚ people are more worried about how big their homes are or what the latest fashion is. Everywhere you look‚ be it on billboards or in the magazine you’re flipping through in
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- Quasi Experimental Design: If the researcher lacks control over the assignment of participants to conditions and does not manipulate the causal variable of interest‚ the design is quasi experimental. o Quasi Experiments do not have internal validity because participants are not randomly assigned to conditions and the researcher may have no control over the independent variable. - Basic Confounds in Quasi Experimental Design are : o History o Maturation (Emotional‚ Physical & Psychological)
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