Importance of Calcium Ions Alyssa Foels 12 February 2015 Kilfe Calcium is a cation‚ a positively charged atom‚ and it is essential to all living things. It was first discovered in 1808 by Humphrey Davy. When forming an ionic bond with other elements‚ calcium loses electrons to make its valence shell stable. This means that it has more protons than electrons‚ making it have a slight positive charge (Calcium). Calcium has many roles and functions in the human body. Calcium ions are the most abundant
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Hydrogen: The Fuel of The Future By: Json Why are we as Americans so afraid to change? even if it is a change for the better? the world has been using oil coal and other petroleum products to power just about everything that moves for the last 150 years. yet most cars in the united states only get 10-20 miles a gallon and even the "good" ones can get only a petty 20-50 miles a gallon. so why do we put up with the inefficiency when there are far better alternatives out there? Such as hydrogen
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An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons‚ giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge. The name was given by physicist Michael Faraday for the substances that allow a current to pass ("go") between electrodes in a solution‚ when an electric field is applied. It is from Greek ιον‚ meaning "going." The word ion also is responsible for electrical current being symbolized by the letter i in chemistry and physics. An anion
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Lab Report Name: Amanda Andrews Section: Lab 6 CHM 130 Experiment: Identification of Metallic Ions Metallic ion Flame color Sodium Na+ Orange Strontium Sr2+ Pink/Red Potassium K+ Light blue/Purple Barium Ba2+ Yellow Copper Cu2+ Green Lithium Li+ Pink Calcium Ca2+ Pink/Orange Unknown Pink/Red - Strontium QUESTIONS: A - All chemical used in this test are binary compounds. What portion of the periodic table is responsible for the color
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Identification of Metallic Ions Peter Jeschofnig‚ Ph.D. Version 42-0160-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. obseRvations
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Megan Adkins-Blanch 11/10/14 TA: David Stephens CHE 3652-003 Aldol Condensation: 4-methoxychalcone Abstract: To synthesize 4-methyoxychalcone. Reaction Mechanism: Table: Compound Molecular Weight (g/mol) Density (g/mL) Boiling Point (°C) Melting Point (°C) Amount used (g‚ mL‚ etc.) Acetophenone 120.16 1.03 201.7 19.7 1 ml 95% ethanol 46.07 0.8 79 -114 50% NaOH 40.2 1.53 140 12 Anisaldehyde 136.16 1.12 248 -1 1 ml Structures: Acetophenone: 95% ethanol: 50% NaOH: Anisaldehyde: MSDS:
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Effect of ions on living organisms (24 marks) An ion is a charged atom or molecule. This is because it does not have an equal amount of protons and electrons‚ therefore giving the atom an overall charge. An example of an ion is ‚ this is sodium and the plus sign represents an overall positive charge. Ions are very important to living organisms as they are essential for life‚ they play an important role within the cell allowing mechanisms within the living organisms such as respiration‚ to take
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entire organism. Bones are constantly breaking down and rebuilding‚ and calcium is directly involved in this process. Calcium ions (Ca2+) are essential mediators of a wide variety of cellular activities‚ including the passing of information along neurons and between adjacent neurons. Hormonal regulation is also mediated by the proper functions of calcium and calcium ions in the body. Considering all of the roles that it plays‚ calcium is of the upmost physiological importance and is the most abundant
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Population decrease of African penguins Spheniscus demersus due to human disturbances The African penguin also known as the black-footed penguin‚ is an endangered species confined to the area of south-western Africa. The African penguin is placed in the genus Spheniscus which is derived from a Greek word meaning “wedge”. The species name demersus is also derived from a Greek word that means “plunging”. African penguins are highly distributed around the nutrient rich and cold waters of the Benguela
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more efficient sources of power. At the forefront of research for these power sources are hydrogen fuel cells. This power source takes in the most abundant element in the universe‚ Hydrogen‚ and yields immense power without combustion or pollution. The three aspects of this scientific breakthrough are the fuel cells‚ hydrogen production‚ and hydrogen storage. Fuel cells are the devices with which Hydrogen is made into electricity. These use a technology much similar to that of something we are
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