How to Make a Nicotine Insecticide Nicotine‚ a toxic chemical most often associated with cigarettes‚ has been used as an insecticide since colonial times. One excellent benefit of using nicotine in your garden is that its effectiveness is short lived‚ but potent. You can kill the critters that damage your plants while saving the ones that protect them. Only a few hours after spraying‚ you can harvest and eat your vegetables. Instructions Things you need • Cigarette butts (one cup
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ALCOHOLS‚ ETHERS‚ AND PHENOLS Juris Marie G. Garcia Institute of Chemistry‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City Date Performed: February 27‚ 2015 Date Submitted: March 06‚ 2015 Answers to Questions: 1.) Balanced equations: A. Lucas Test Test Sample Equation Ethyl Alcohol C2H5OH + HCl + ZnCl2 C2H5Cl + H2O Isopropyl Alcohol (CH3) 2CHOH + HCl (CH3) 2CHCl + ZnC2 + H2O Tert-butyl Alcohol (CH3) 3COH + HCl + ZnCl2 (CH3) 3CCl + ZnCl2 +H2O Benzyl Alcohol C6H5CH2OH + HCl + ZnCl2
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This experiment was designed in order to extract caffeine from coffee grounds. In order to do this‚ filtration and extraction techniques with solvents such as calcium carbonate‚ magnesium sulfate‚ and dichloromethane were used1. Decaffeination is something that’s used around the world‚ and there is much discussion on the different methods that can be used. In this case‚ using solvents and heat was the preferred method in order to extract the caffeine. Decaffeination is often used to in order to prevent
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Nicotine Addiction People start to smoke at an early age‚ usually during their teenage years. By the time they become adults‚ they are addicted and it may become difficult to quit. Many individuals smoke for different reasons‚ the image of fitting in or stress related issues are two explanations people perceive. The addiction is real and cigarette users do not realize the health effects tobacco will cause. Surgeon General C. Everette Koop reported that nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products
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is green‚ when an alcohol is oxidized by the reagent. A change in color of the reagent from orange to green represents a positive test. Primary alcohols are oxidized by the reagent to carboxylic aicds; secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones. Tertiary alcohols are not oxidized at all by the reagent. Hence‚ this reaction can be used to distinguish tertiary alcohols form primary and secondary alcohols. Procedures: 1. Place ethanol‚ isopropyl alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol in three different
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This essay will review both the positive social effects and negative social and physical effects of alcohol. The debate over alcohol consumption in communities around the world has existed as long as there has been alcohol to drink. Alcohol has improved social functions; community economics through tourism and business and in moderation can enhance many situations in society. Alcohol has been one of the main problems of today’s generation. By contrast if over indulged and abused the same product
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and injecting them with a larger amount of ethanol. The rats that stayed in the same location remained relatively healthy‚ while nearly two-thirds of the rats in the new location died of alcohol poisoning. A similar experiment involving rats and morphine showed that the body can overcompensate for the expected effects of a drug when presented with a smaller dose. Rats were given relatively large doses of morphine for several days‚ and when given drastically smaller doses‚ their bodies displayed symptoms
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Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol plays a major role in society today. It is constantly being . ...... in our minds through advertisements‚ whether its commercials or billboards‚ holidays‚ or even just at the popular social scene. Alcohol is consumed for many purposes‚ such as celebrations‚ to increase romance‚ out of boredom‚ or a way to relax. Alcohol is a drug that is depended upon by the majority of our society. Nonetheless‚ alcohol has very damaging effects‚ not only
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experiment‚ there was a total of 2.25g of caffeine (the net weight of the tea bag). After preparing the tea solution‚ extracting‚ drying and evaporating the weight of crude caffeine was .0321g‚ making the percent recovery before sublimation 1.43%. After sublimation the weight of pure caffeine was .0027g‚ making the percent recovery of caffeine after sublimation .12%. The percent recovery of caffeine is less in the second half of the experiment because the crude caffeine had some impurities in it which were
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feeling tired‚ unmotivated‚ lethargic‚ run down‚ and just generally lacking the drive and desire to make any real progress in the gym. If any of the above sound familiar to you‚ perhaps caffeine could prove beneficial to you. Caffeine in bodybuilding is becoming more and more common‚ and for good reason
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