The element‚ magnesium is unlike most because of the way it is composed‚ and many do not know what Magnesium is. The element has unique physical properties‚ a rich history that stretches back to the 17th century‚ and lots of sophisticated uses that are used in your everyday life‚ and vital to your health as a human. Magnesium’s properties are‚ in a way‚ very unique. On the periodic table Magnesium is found in the Alkaline Earth metal group. The structure of the atom consists of twelve protons‚
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and ice grew from the top of the world like vines and ground covers.” “ALREADY‚ warmer temperatures are causing meltwater to stream into oceans‚ changing temperature and salinity; sea ice and permafrost are thawing‚ pulsing methane into the air; seawater is expanding‚ causing floods and
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The Holocaust was one of the darkest times in history. During World War II the Nazi party was gaining power. Hitler believed that the Aryan race were superior. Hitler also believed the Jewish people were to blame for losing World War I. The Holocaust was a genocide of the Jewish. Jews were taken from their homes and taken to ghettos‚ which were crowded unsanitary housing. After living in uncomfortable conditions‚ they were moved to concentration camps. These camps weren’t made for people to survive
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Alkaline is often called base. These solutions can be anything from body fluids‚ to fruits‚ vegetables‚ seawater‚ beverages you name it. Acid and alkaline is measured in pH. It starts as low as zero being very acidic and works its way up to fourteen being the most basic. The pH of our stomach is 2‚ obviously to digest food‚ wine is 3.5‚water is 7(neutral)‚ arterial blood is 7.4‚ and seawater is 8.5. Baking soda is 12. Virtually all-degenerative disease including cancer‚ heart disease‚ arthritis
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proposals like iron fertilization tend to raise many uncertainties and risks. Phytoplankton‚ which includes microscopic marine plants and photosynthetic microbes‚ blooms naturally in the ocean. However‚ in seawater‚ there is only limited iron‚ an element these organisms need to grow‚ so by adding iron to seawater‚ it’s possible to make a man-made bloom. This bloom funnelled a significant amount of Earth-warming carbon down into the ocean’s depths‚ where it will remain sequestered for some time‚ unable to contribute
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known naval doctor were A Treatise of the Scurvy and An Essay on the Most Effectual Means of Preserving the Health of Seamen in the Royal Navy which were published in 1753 and 1757‚ respectively. In the essays‚ he suggested the best way to distill seawater without the use of chemicals; this helped sailors in attaining proper drinking water at sea. He also explained the best methods to prevent tropical fevers‚ ways to get fresh water at sea‚ and other helpful dietary tips‚ which when adopted by the
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be used for consumption. 70% of the fresh water of our planet is still frozen in the icecaps of Antarctica and Greenland; while the remaining percentage is present as soil moisture‚ or it lies underground as groundwater. Main Problem How can the seawater be utilized for the consumption of different organisms? Sub problems How will the results of the said project be verified? Would the said experiment be as efficient as the RO process commonly done? Would the experiment be more likely to use less
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more than a decade‚ this model had outperformed all others in predicting El Niños to come. 20. This gargantuan wedge of warm sea contains 20 or 30 times as much water as all the Great Lakes put together. 21. The wedge of seawater is less waters salty than normal seawater. The reason why is because it’s always raining over an El Niño‚ and the rainwater dilutes the sea. 22. Signs can be read in Arizona tree rings‚ Himalayan ice-core layers‚ Corals in New Guinea‚ and lake bottoms in the Sierra
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Along with its anxiety-inducing effects‚ climate change also offers an interesting opportunity to consider fascinating‚ interconnected processes on Earth. The smallest to the largest components of the planet – from bacteria to volcanoes – all somehow feel the effects of a changing climate. Here are six of the most unexpected ways climate change impacts Earth Desert bacteria dies Desert soil may appear desolate and void of life‚ but it actually teems with bacteria. Bacterial colonies can grow
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balance of who survives and who perishes. In April 2012‚ Diablo was plunged into emergency shutdown because of jellyfish clogging up the seawater intake pipes for the cooling system. Jellyfish have caused many dozens of such shutdowns at nuclear power plants‚ coal-fired power plants‚ and desalination plants -- pretty much any type of industry that draws seawater. In a healthy ecosystem‚ fish are superior competitors and predators over jellyfish. But the things we humans do -- we fish‚ we pollute
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