Synthesis of Aspirin from Oil of Wintergreen Objectives: In this experiment‚ the Oil of Wintergreen is put into an Erlenmeyer flask containing sodium hydroxide to create sodium salicylate. The solution is then refluxed which means that the solution will be boiled in a base‚ then condensed in a condenser. This replaces the carbon on the ester at carbon 1‚ with an oxygen atom which will have an ionic bond with a sodium anion. This yields sodium salicylate which will be acidified in methanol
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2. Justify your allocation based on your outlook for systematic risk in the U.S. Systematic risk is primarily based on the risks that are associated with actual or real events that may affect the market. This includes interest rates‚ inflation‚ wars and all that can affect the market and cannot be avoided through diversification. Systematic risk can be associated with riskier securities if and when compared to bonds. This rate of return is mainly unpredictable but can be profitable. My reasoning
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Individual Work Week 1 Nicole Chase Small Business Management Instructor Aileen Journey Everest University July 17th‚ 2013 According to big class action most consumers have the right to the best goods and services at the lowest prices. The competitive process works the best when the prices are set honestly and independently. Price fixing occurs when an agreement among competitors to raise or fix the prices of their goods and services. (Bigclassaction.com) I have had a personal experience
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Genes are the building blocks of life. They uniquely define each and every one of us‚ from our hair color to our ability to fight disease. For the past few decades‚ the study of genetics has given scientists an ability that we as a species never had before-- the ability to directly modify our genetic makeup. With this scientific breakthrough‚ the possibilities are endless with real world implications. On a darker note‚ this also means that genetic modification has the ability to adversely affect
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What needs to be done to achieve greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2020? Since the beginning of Industrial Revolution‚ concentrations of carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ and nitrous oxide have all risen dramatically because of human activities. Fossil fuel combustion‚ land-use change‚ increasingly intensive agriculture‚ and an expanding global human population are the primary causes for these increases. Other greenhouse gases found in our planet’s atmosphere include water vapor and ozone. Carbon
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1984 toxic gas release Bhopal memorial for those killed and disabled by the 1984 toxic gas release Date 2 December 1984–3 December 1984 Location Bhopal‚ Madhya Pradesh Coordinates 23°16′51″N 77°24′38″ECoordinates: 23°16′51″N 77°24′38″E Also known as Bhopal gas tragedy Cause Gas leak from Union Carbide India Limited storage tank Deaths At least 3‚787; over 16‚000 claimed Injuries At least 558‚125 The Bhopal disaster‚ also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy‚ was a gas leak incident
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Ch 10 Gas Laws Sample Questions 1) A sample of gas (24.2 g) initially at 4.00 atm was compressed from 8.00 L to 2.00 L at constant temperature. After the compression‚ the gas pressure was __________ atm. A) 4.00 B) 2.00 C) 1.00 D) 8.00 E) 16.0 2) A balloon originally had a volume of 4.39 L at 44 °C and a pressure of 729 torr. The balloon must be cooled to __________°C to reduce its volume to 3.78 L (at constant pressure). A) 38 B) 0 C) 72.9 D) 273 E) 546 3) If 50
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Total Quality Management Total Quality Management is a strategic system involving teamwork‚ which is essential to the success of all businesses. This process has been developed and strengthened over several decades. This has caused businesses to work together to improve their knowledge of recent technology and approaches to training. Total Quality Management helps to competitively meet the demands of customers ’ by bringing organizations together with management enabling professionals to
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Total Quality Management TQM or better known as Total Quality Management is a tactic that seeks to enhance quality and performance of your products or services to meet or exceed your customers’ expectations‚ while ensuring that your employees are up to speed with their training. In other words it’s a “Management approach that works horizontally across an organization‚ involving all departments‚ employees‚ and extending backward and forward to include both suppliers and clients/customers.” TQM notion
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Assignment Help‚ Tutor Help Concepts of Revenue Total Average and Marginal Revenue The revenue of a firm jointly with its costs ascertains profits. Now let us discuss the concepts of revenue. The term revenue denotes to the receipts obtained by a firm from the scale of definite quantities of a commodity at various prices. The revenue concept relates to total revenue‚ average revenue and marginal revenue. 1. Total Revenue – It is the total sale proceeds of a firm by selling a commodity
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