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1,599 wordsChemistry has been called the science of what things are. Its intent is the exploration of the nature of the materials that fabricate our physical environment, why they hold the different properties that depict them, how their atomic structure may be fathomed, and how they may be manipulated and changed. Although organic reactions have been conducted by man since the discovery of fire, the science of Organic chemistry did not develop until the turn of the eighteenth century, mainly in France at ...
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Compact Disk Popular Music
1,485 words... d. It is always so associated with a Utopia, or more recently with anti-Utopia, so far lifted out of its environment, that its form tends to choke it. The question of the future, whether it might be in fact, nothing more than an abyss, is never really raised. Whilst resisting structures, resistant strains in popular music never seek to fundamentally question the actual structural foundations of the languages they speak, nor do they seek to radically historicism these structures. Too often, i...
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Combustion Engine Internal Combustion
561 wordsIn the past decade there has been a great deal of worrying about what will happen when the worlds oil supply becomes depleted. The main reason for concern is that almost all of the automobiles in use now require an oil based gasoline to run their internal-combustion engines. In the next few decades it is predicted that all of the worlds oil will have already been mined, and combustion engines will be unable to function. For this reason many companies such as Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Toyota...
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Life On Mars Electron Microscope
1,080 words... ite burning up upon entry into the earth's atmosphere vaporizing PAHs near the surface. "No PAHs were found in the meteorite's exterior crust, but the concentration of PAHs increased in the meteorite's interior to levels higher that ever found in Antarctica" Also the concentration of PAHs is greater that what would have been in the atmosphere at the time impacted. Again this makes the source more likely to be extraterrestrial. PAHs that occur in other meteorites within the galaxy their sourc...
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Plasma Membrane Permeable Membrane
777 wordsThe plasma membrane is the boundary of life; this selectively permeable membrane allows the cell to maintain a unique internal environment and to control the movement of materials into and out of the cell. The phospholipid bilayer (fluid music model) with specific membrane proteins accounts for he selective permeability of the membrane and passive and active transport mechanisms. Membrane phospholipids are amphipathic. Cell membranes are phospholipid bilayers with the hydrophobic hydrocarbon tai...
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White Blood Cells Endoplasmic Reticulum
1,733 wordsThe studies of Robert Hooke 1665 into a plant material would allow the determination of a pore like regular structure surrounded by a wall of which he called cells this in itself unbeknownst to him, was the discovery of the fundamental unit of all living things. In 1838 a botanist called Schleiden derived the theory The basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms is the cell. Over 150 years later this can be regarded as one of the most familiar and important facts within the bio...
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E T C Plasma Membrane
448 wordsThe way in which a membrane is assembled decides what is allowed in and out of a cell and how it advances through the cell membrane. Certain molecules can simply pass through the cell membrane through diffusion. Diffusion is a type of passive transport meaning no energy is used for the substance to enter or leave the cell. Another way for molecules to enter the cell is through facilitated diffusion. When a molecule is simply to large to diffuse through the cell membrane it can enter the cell thr...
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Solid State Lasers Beam Of Light
1,749 wordsL A S E R S Did you know that some laser beams are small enough and powerful enough to drill two hundred holes on a spot as tiny as the head of a pin? The first major advancement in laser development came in 1954. This was the year that Charles H. Townes, an American physicist, created a device that amplified microwaves. This device was actually called a maser at first, which was short for Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Masers. It produced microwaves of just one freq...
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Molecular Biology Membrane Potential
1,317 words... that span the membrane. Class 5. Lipid Anchored These proteins undergo substitution with the carbohydrate groups of glycolipids, therefore binding covalently with the lipid. This classification is not definitive in including all proteins, since there may well be other examples that span the membrane with different numbers of anchor chains. The structure of proteins varies greatly. The first factor affecting structure is the proteins function, but equally important is the proteins location, a...
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Earth Crust P 64
487 wordsMy element was Thallium. It is atomic number 81. It has 81 protons and electrons and 123 neutrons. Thallium has a mass of 204. 3833 atomic mass units. Its symbol is Tl. It resides in Group IIIA of the periodic table. That is the aluminum family. Thallium has a bluish color after exposure to the air. It is a very soft and malleable metal. It has an electron configuration of 1 s 22 s 23 s 23 p 64 s 23 d 104 p 65 s 24 d 105 p 64 f 145 d 106 s 26 p 1. It has 6 electron shells. It melts at 576. 7 K a...
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Electron Beam Large Number
914 wordsThe Television B G History , 1999 The Television The invention of television has been basically the quest for a sufficient device for scanning the image (Everson 12). The first such device was the so-called Nipkow disk, patented by the German inventor Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884. This was a flat, circular disk that was perforated with a series of small holes arranged in a spiral radiating from the center to the rim. As the disk was revolved in front of the eye, the outermost hole scanned a stri...
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Naturally Occurring Hydrogen Occurring Hydrogen One
478 wordsHydrogen is the Hydrogen Hydrogen Hydrogen is the first element that can be found on the periodic table. It has only one electron and one energy level. Having only one proton and one electron causes it to be very light in weight. The British scientist Henry Cavendish is given credit with discovering hydrogen in 1766, but studies show that German-Swiss alchemist Paracelsus in the 16 th had handled it first. It gets its name from the words hud Xr, meaning water, and german, meaning generate, thus ...
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Back And Forth Stimulated Emission
1,080 wordsThe light from lasers differs from ordinary light in several important aspects. Ordinary light from a light bulb travels randomly in all directions (unless the bulb is equipped with an integral reflector that directs the light). The light is thus incoherent. Even when incoherent light is directed with a reflector, it still spreads rapidly. The light from a laser is temporary and spatially coherent. This means that all of the wave-fronts of light are lined up in time and space (see Diagrams). The...
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Electron Transport Plant Cells
602 wordsname = Fnord Discordia email = publish = yes subject = Biology title = Mitochondria and Chloroplast Essay papers = Biology Mitochondria and Chloroplast Essay I. Introduction Out of all the organelles there are two that have fascinated microbiologists for the past hundred years. The first is the mitochondria, nicknamed the powerhouse of the cell. The second is the chloroplast in plant cells that have functions similar to those of the mitochondria. What do these organelles do? What are the similar...
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Hydrogen Atoms Energy Levels
374 wordsNiels Bohr s model of the hydrogen atom Niels Bohr s model of the hydrogen atom, was the primary reason for the understanding of energy levels. Bohr was able to explain the bright line spectrum of hydrogen. Sparked by the recent discovery of the diffraction patterns, scientists believed electrons could be described as waves. Bohr hypothesized that energy is being added to the hydrogen gas in the electricity form, and then leaving the gas in the form of light. He figured the light rays to be quan...
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Electromagnetic Radiation Einsteins Theory
365 wordsPhotoelectric Photoelectric Effect Photoelectric Effect Photoelectric Effect is the formation and liberation of electrically charged particles in matter, usually metals, when it is irradiated by light or other electromagnetic radiation. The term photoelectric effect designates several types of interactions. In the external photoelectric effect, electrons are liberated from the surface of a metallic conductor by absorbing energy from light shining on the metals surface. This is the form that we g...
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Alkaline Earth Metals Transition Metals Elements
421 wordsTransition Elements, series of chemical elements that share similar electron orbital structures and hence similar chemical properties. The transition elements are commonly defined as the 30 elements with atomic numbers 21 to 30, 39 to 48, and 71 to 80. The transition elements exhibit multiple valences or oxidation states typically ranging from + 1 to + 8 in compounds. In organometallic compounds, consisting of metals bonded to organic species, transition metals sometimes take on negative oxidati...
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Carbon Atoms Ch 4
471 wordsElement? a substance which cannot be broken down into two or more substances by any means. Only contains one type of atom. Compound? a substance in which atoms of two or more elements have been chemically combined. Ionic Bonding · Metals bonding with non-metals · Involves transfer of electrons from metal to non-metal, so that both species obtain full outer shell electron configurations (Noble gas configuration). · Metals lose electrons to form positive ions (Cations). &middo...
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Speed Of Light Magnetic Fields
251 wordsRadiation: Properties Of Different Types Of Radiation Radiation: Properties Of Different Types Of Radiation Alpha particles: consists of 2 protons and 2 neutrons (Helium nucleus) highly ionizing therefore they strongly attract electrons have a charge of + 2 bent by electric and magnetic fields but not as much as beta due to larger mass relatively heavy and slow moving absorbed by skin / 5 cm air / card therefore it has poor penetrating power Beta Particles: a fast moving electron in beta radiati...
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Connective Tissue Breast Implants
1,260 wordsSilicon is an essential element in humans, found in significant concentrations in hair, bone, epidermis and dental enamel. It is also the second most abundant element on the earth? s crust, constituting about 28 % by weight. (cite) Many foods and beverages, including certain vegetables, grains, rice, and beer have been shown to contain significant amounts of silicon. Silicone is a synthetic form of silicon and includes 40 % silicon by weight. The silicones are synthetic polymers and are not ther...
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