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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What observation supports the formation of the Cu2+ ions in the solutions? The 15mL of nitric acid and the heat from the Bunsen burner supports the formation of the Cu2+ ion. Why was it important to perform this reaction in the fume hood? It is important because the chemicals produce a toxic gas. Is there any copper metal left after you have completed this step? If not‚ where is the copper? No‚ there is no copper left. It dissolved in the nitric acid solution. Did you initially observe the formation
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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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Aims The aims of this investigation are: 1. To find the rate equation of the reaction of hydrogen peroxide and iodide ions. This will be achieved by using an iodine clock method and colorimetric analysis. 2. Draw a graph of rate against concentration for each reactant (Hydrogen peroxide‚ potassium iodide and H+ ions). 3. Finding the order for each reactant 4. Finding the rate-determining step. 5. Proposing a mechanism for the reaction. 6. Using Arrhenius’ equation to find the activation
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This reaction involves the oxidation of iodide ions to iodine molecules which are soluble in water and are visible as a pale brown clear solution. The formation of the iodine can easily be detected because all other species in the reaction mixture are colourless. The addition of starch to the reaction mixture further enhances the colour change by forming a dark blue-black complex with the iodine. The overall ionic equation is: (the spectator ions K+ have been left out to see the electron transfer
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Lab Experiment # 11 The common ion effect in dissolution and precipitation Equilibria Introduction: Dissolution and precipitation reactions are very important chemical reactions because it is applied to many aspects of the industries in medicine‚ food‚ water etc. The objectives of this laboratory experiment is to become familiar with dissolution and precipitation equilibria‚ develop a lab technique suitable for the determination of the solubility for a sparingly soluble salt‚ Ba(NO3)2 (s) at room
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The Nervous System: Ion Channels 1. What structures in the cell membrane function as ion channels? Intergral Proteins 2. Ion channels are selective for specific ions. What three characteristics of the ions are important for this selectivity? a. Charge on ion (+ or -) b.Size c. The amount of water the Ion attracts 3. Channels can be classified as either gated or nongated channels. A sodium channel that is always open would be classified as a/an non-gated channel. 4. Would
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3/4/14 Determining The Formula of a Complex Ion Luqman Khan Contents: Aim………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……2 Results……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………2-6 - Raw Data………………………….………….……………………………………………………..…..2 - Qualitative Analysis………………………………………………………………………………….2 - Data Processing……………………………..……………………………………………………..3-5 - Graphical Results……………………………..…………………………………………….…….5-6 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………6-7 Evaluation……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Understanding ion permeability is vital to knowing how it establishes a membrane potential‚ and how it eventually leads to the contraction of muscle cells. This was done using crayfish tail muscles. Lateral and medial tail muscles from the tail of a crayfish were excised. These muscles were then placed into solutions with different types of ion concentrations. Usage of different ion concentrations was necessary in practicing how to measure resting membrane potentials accurately. Measurements with
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Simulation Strategic Innovation Simulation: Back Bay Battery (v2) Clayton M. Christensen; Willy Shih Added on Sep 22‚ 2014‚ Purchased on Sep 22‚ 2014‚ Expires on Sep 22‚ 2015 Hide Details Product #:7015-HTM-ENGFormat: English Web Based HTML In this single-player simulation‚ students play the role of a business unit manager at a battery company facing the classic Innovator’s Dilemma. Students have to manage R&D investment tradeoffs between the unit’s existing battery technologies
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