Lab 5 DECOMPOSITION (Nov 2‚ 2011) Introduction: Decomposition is the breakdown of organic material into its smaller molecules and elements. (This term is generally considered as a biotic process but one may find it also used to describe an abiotic process‚ e.g.‚ due to weathering.) The decomposing organisms may use the release of elements for nutrients and by breaking apart the carbon-carbon bonds in organic matter this can release energy for them. These smaller molecules and nutrient elements
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aqueous solution of formaldehyde is called formalin. The commercially available formalin has 10 to 12% methanol with a few impurities like aluminum and copper. Almost 21 million tonnes of formaldehyde is produced annually all around the world. Synthesis of Formaldehyde Formaldehyde is produced by catalytic oxidation of methanol. A mixture of molybdenum and iron or silver is used as a catalyst in such a reaction. But a more commonly used process is FORMAX. In this process‚ methanol and oxygen
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Lab Report Macrocyclic Synthesis (Heme Analog) I. Purpose of Experiment and Introduction The purpose of this lab experiment is to prepare meso-tetraphenylporphin (TPP) and its copper‚ cobalt or zinc complex by condensing benzaldehyde with pyrrole in boiling propanoic acid. II. Introduction and Background There are two types of proteins that function as oxygen carriers: myoglobin (stores the oxygen) and hemoglobin (present in red blood cells and is responsible for oxygen transport)
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Social scientists have studied it‚ lawyers have tried to fix it and post-feminist society is over it. But women are still outnumbered by men in math‚ science and engineering fields. Most overt discrimination against women in the sciences has been reduced or eliminated in recent decades through legal‚ academic‚ corporate and government measures. But a climate that is less than fully friendly to women remains‚ and its texture is often still so taken for granted that it tends to be invisible. The
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investigate the effect of the mass of magnesium dioxide used on the speed of the reaction of 2H2O2(aq) 2H2O(l) + O2(g). I hypothesize that the speed of the reaction is proportional to the rate of decomposition. Independent Variable The mass of MnO2 used Dependent Variable The rate of decomposition through the amount of mass lost Controlled Variables Environment of the experiment Stay in the same place to carry out the experiment and finish the experiment as fast as possible in case of a sudden
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Zinc Tris-thiourea Sulfate (ZTS) is a Semi Organic Nonlinear Optical (NLO) material which finds applications in the area of laser technology‚ optical communication‚ data storage technology‚ and optical computing etc. The author has successfully grown ZTS crystal by gel method. Gel technique has been adopted at ambient temperature to attain better result. The grown crystals were transparent and colourless. The crystal size has been obtained the range about 5mm X 3mm X 2mm. Thermal study of ZTS crystal
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Determination of the Enthalpy for Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Objective: To construct a coffee cup calorimeter‚ measure its calorimeter constant‚ and determine the enthalpy of decomposition and formation of hydrogen peroxide. Background: This experiment is a classic thermodynamics lab. In it‚ we attempt to measure the enthalpy (H) of a chemical reaction. The main obstacle is that this is a quantity that cannot be measured directly. It instead is observed as heat from one substance is transferred
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Constant Density: Displacement of Zinc and Tin Introduction: Density is the concentration of molecules within an object on relation to its size. The formula for measuring density is mass/volume. In the experiment preformed for this lab report‚ calculating the density of a regular object (a wooden block) and two other irregular objects (zinc and tin) were found by a process known as water displacement. The purpose of this experiment was to prove that the density of an object remains the same
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Gay/Lesbian Families Adoption is an extremely sensitive subject‚(insert dash) especially for individuals who are Gay or Lesbian. There is much controversy on the topic. There are a variety of ways to which it isn’t possible for a couple to adopt. Infertility is becoming a greater problem in our time. In Gerald P. Mallon’s article‚ “Assessing Lesbian and Gay Prospective Foster and Adoptive Families: A Focus on the Home Study Process‚” in 2007. He introduces a few different ways gay men and lesbian
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Quitay Morris Jake N. Professor Rafie Paz ENGL 1013 July 29 2013 Why are Teenagers so Lazy Today? The youth is the hope of the nation. That is the sentence that defines what the teenagers’ worth to the country is. We are supposed to change what the country is now. But the question is . . . Can we? From what I observed is happening now‚ instead of being the country’s biggest hope‚ we seem to be one of its burdens. There’s pre-marital sex‚ prostitution‚ juvenile delinquencies‚ and the list
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