KENNECOTT COPPER CORPORATION CASE REPORT 1. Analyze the economic rationale of the Carborundum acquisition. Under what conditions an acquisition would be expected to add to shareholder value in general? Do any of these reasons apply to Carborundum acquisition? Prior to the consideration of Carborundum as an acquisition target‚ Kennecott‚ a copper company‚ pursued an acquisition of Peabody‚ a coal company‚ for $285 million in cash in 1968. There are two main rationales behind the acquisition of
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Daniel Osherow ENGR 1301 5 December 2012 Copper Wire Sizes (EE) The diameter of a copper wire is measured by using a system called the American Wire Gauge also known as AWG. This system has predominantly been used in the United States and Canada since 1857. Using this measurement the cross-sectional area of a gauge is able to be found. We then use this area to determine the wires current carrying capacity. The gauge numbers for wire and diameter values work inversely‚ as when one increases the
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Problem Does temperature affect the resistivity of different sized copper wires? Hypothesis I think that the resistivity will increase with higher temperatures because with higher temperature‚ resistivity is higher due to the fact the atomic lattice structure increases. Background Electrical resistivity is the measurement of how a material opposes the flow of an electrical current. On the other hand‚ electrical conductivity () is the inverse of resistivity. It is the measurement
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examine the extent to which the temperature and presence of common ions affect the amount of copper sulphate salt that can dissolve in 100 grams of water until it reaches saturation. In order to achieve the aims of this experiment‚ a methodical approach is taken to measure solubility of the salt at three different temperatures and then construct a solubility curve for copper sulphate. Additionally‚ copper sulphate is reacted with sodium hydroxide to investigate further the effect of common ions on
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of the news of savages causing trouble everywhere Jamie received a copper flute as a gift from overseas Jamie sees a spiral of smoke coming from the hills Jamie finds his pet seal shot Chapter 4 Jamie clamours over rocks to find Robert because he was out with Andrew hunting Jamie sees a snow goose and follows it into the woods Jamie meets a native boy by a creek Jamie gives the boy his copper flute; the boy gives Jamie his copper necklace and a salmon Chapter 5 Jamie returns to town and finds everyone
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In the experiment‚ synthesis of copper compounds‚ the purpose was to recover the original amount of copper after series of chemical reactions. Then returning the copper back to its original form. The copper wire originally weighted 1.0099 g‚ but after the copper was transformed into Cu(OH)2 to CuO to CuSO4 and finally into Cu‚ the mass of the recovered copper was 1.1023g; the percent yield was 109%. Since the percent yield is more than 100%‚ an error must have occurred somewhere in the lab. A possible
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I believe that Copper Sun should be taught to future generations because it is an inspirational and informational novel. This novel instructs us about a dark time in our history‚ and how if we want it not to repeat itself‚ we should advice future generations to prevent that from happening again. Copper Sun is an exceptional good read. The book teaches us multiple lessons about how you should always persevere through the difficult times just like the two main characters in the book‚ Polly and Amari
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Cu2+(aq) + Zn + Cu + Zn2+(aq) (Balanced) Stage 1 Dissolution of Copper Mass of vial & copper = 3.598g Mass of vial = 2.504g Mass of copper = 1.094g Calculate the moles of copper‚ this is the mass of copper (in g) divided by the atomic mass of copper‚ (63.5 g/mol) Moles of copper = mass (g) ÷ (63.5 g/mol) = 0.017g/mol Copper description Solid ribbons‚ of a reddish-brown metallic appearance. HNO3 description Clear transparent
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‘’Copper sun by Sharon M Draper is a literary masterpiece that depicts the horrors of salary is told through the eyes of amari‚ a fifteen year old african from the Ewe tribe‚Amairi and her family lived in a village of ziavi‚untroubled‚and kind village but one day unexpected visitors described an strange milk faced men turned the village into a living nightmare with the help of the Ewe people trusted all the ashanti‚manny was slaughtered including the village chief‚amiri parents and siblings‚and most
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The discovery of copper does not have an exact date. Copper is said to be a prehistoric element. This element was said to be first discovered around 8000BC. The ancient civilizations started to take the copper out of the ore they found around 4000BC. This is when copper started to be put to good use. Early civilizations discovered that copper is malleable and is sharp. They realized they could make copper into tools and weapons. This was easier than the stone that they were originally using. This
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