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Hall Heroult Process Bauxite Mined Aluminum
1,057 words... s, and soils contain aluminum compounds, but aluminum can be made inexpensively only from bauxite. Bauxite is the name for any ore that has a large amount of aluminum hydroxide- a chemical combination of aluminum oxide and water. Aluminum oxide, also called alumina, is the compound from which aluminum is made. Most bauxite consists of 30 to 60 percent alumina and 12 to 30 percent water. It also contains iron oxide, silica, and titanium oxide. The color of bauxite depends chiefly on how much ...
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Shroud Of Turin Jesus Christ
2,091 wordsThe Shroud of Turin has caused much controversy in the latter part of this century, most of it dealing with its authenticity. It is held by many that this is indeed the burial shroud of Jesus Christ, and the image found on the shroud was burned in-for lack of a better word-during the resurrection. This subject has appeared throughout numerous forms of media, ranging from television specials on networks such as Discovery and The Learning Channel, to magazines, newspapers, books and even the Inter...
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Stainless Steel Wide Array
1,859 words... n tap water and washing detergents is responsible for pitting in stainless steel cookery. Pitting, small indentations in the surface, is a sign that the chromium-oxide barrier has been dissolved in a localized area, but is purely superficial. (7) Any damage to the oxide barrier is quickly self-repaired. With the now exposed metal, Chromium again reacts with oxygen and forms a new protective coating. Contaminates, such as oil, grease, or particles of standard steel on the metal surface can so...
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Nitrous Oxide Neuromuscular Junction
1,553 wordsAnesthesia is a partial or complete loss of sensation or feeling induced by the admin- is tration of various substances. For many decade, people have used one form of an anesthetic during surgical procedures. Some people also use some of these anesthetics as recreational drugs, e. g. laughing gas (a. k. a. Nitrous Oxide). The term anesthetic literally means "without feeling." There are many different types of anesthesia, but they are usually put into three groups. These groups are gene- ral anes...
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Nitrous Oxide Birmingham Alabama
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Td Tr Tr Td Erectile Dysfunction
1,318 words... The physiologic mechanism of erection of the penis involves release of nitric oxide (NO) in the corpus cavernous during sexual stimulation. NO then activates the enzyme guanylate cyclase, which results in increased levels of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), producing smooth muscle relaxation in the corpus cavernous and allowing inflow of blood. Sildenafil has no direct relaxant effect on isolated human corpus cavernous, but enhances the effect of nitric oxide (NO) by inhibiting phospho...
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The Acid Rain Issue
1,108 words... ece sources are required to install systems that monitor emissions in order to track progress. The average annual cost for this phase is about one hundred and eighty five to two hundred and twenty dollars per ton. 7 To cut down on nitrogen oxide pollution, EPA will require power plants to reduce their nitrogen oxide releases, and will require reductions in nitrogen oxide releases from new cars. Reducing nitrogen oxide releases will reduce both acid rain and smog formation. Companies that rel...
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Ground Level Ozone Environmental Protection Agency
1,441 wordsAir pollution is a very big problem in the United States. A large part of air pollution comes from cars. The Environmental Protection Agency says, "The most polluting activity an average person does everyday is drive their car" (1 fact sheet OMS- 5). Most people probably aren't aware that they are polluting the environment. Maybe if everyone knew how serious this pollution problem is, they would find ways to reduce the pollution. Most pollution that is released by cars comes from the exhaust, ma...
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Chlorofluorocarbons Cfcs Ozone Depleting
1,295 wordsThe ozone layer is one of the oldest things on the planet, older than any of the ancient creatures we see in our museums today. The ozone layer has provided protection for the living components under it for millions of years, and without the ozone layer, we most likely would not be here today. Our evolution would have been cut off millions of years ago without our planets ability to provide protection from the ever-harmful rays from our sun. Each year since the late 1970 s much of the protective...
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Lead Acid Battery Potassium Hydroxide
787 wordsThere are many kinds of batteries which consist of different materials in order to produce an electric charge. Here are some of the most common batteries, what they consist of and how they work. Bichromate Cell (see picture # 1) A battery is a device which converts chemical energy into electrical energy. A battery usually consists of two or more cells connected in series or parallel, you can also have a single cell battery. All cells consist of a positive electrode, and a negative electrode. An ...
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Harmful Effects Skin Cancer
1,653 wordsSunscreen (1) We are all aware of the effects that sunray's cause to our skin, if it is being exposed to them for too long. It only takes a few minutes of suns radiation being applied to protein in skins cells, to initiate tanning, which is actually the process of protein losing its organic essence. If we stay under the direct sunray's for too long, it will inevitably result in getting sunburn, on our part. In its turn, sunburn often initiates skin cancer. This is why healthcare specialists stro...
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Carbon Dioxide Methane Nitrous Oxide
705 wordsThe earth s climate is predicted to change because human activities are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The heat-trapping property of these gases is undisputed. Although uncertainty exists about exactly how earth s climate responds to these gases, global temperatures are rising. Energy from the sun drives the earth s weather and climate, and heats the earth s surface; in turn, the ea...
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Formula For Silver Oxide 1 75 Grams Crucible
282 wordsSliver Oxide Lab Purpose: To find the chemical formula for Silver Oxide and to improve students skills with lab equipment. Hazards: Heat/FlameMidly hazardous chemicals Materials: Small Crucible and means of suspending it above a flameBunson Burner Accurate scale in gramsTongsProcedure: Place the crucible on your scale and record its weight when empty. Next, place approximately 1. 75 grams of silver oxide into the crucible, you do not have to be exactly on 1. 75 grams, but being within a tenth of...
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United States And Canada Ph Of 5
903 wordsHow Acid Rain Develops, Spreads, and Destroys Acid rain is environmentally damaging rainfall that occurs after fossil fuels burn, releasing nitrogen and sulphur oxides into the atmosphere. Acid rain, simply stated, increases the acidity level of waterways because these nitrogen and sulphur oxides combine with the air? s normal rainfall. Acid rain is a silent threat because its effects, although slow, are cumulative. This analysis explains the cause, the distribution cycle, and the effects of aci...
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Plant Growth Harmful Effects
2,117 wordsMany questions have Fertilizers Fertilizers Many questions have been raised concerning the use of fertilizers, why plants require them, and about the benefits they bring. Fertilizers have a significant effect on humanity, as they form the basis of food production. The addition of fertilizers assists enrichment of soil fertility and corrects nutrient deficiencies so that plants can grow more healthily, provide crops and food for people, and increase food production. In this way, fertilizers are s...
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Fibre Optic Endoscopes Fibre Optic Endoscopy Fiber
4,917 wordsFiber optics produced by special methods from silica glass and quartz which replaced copper wire is very useful in telecommunications, long distance telephone lines and in examining internal parts of the body (endoscopy). Equipment for photography is available with all current fiber-optic endoscopes. Through a process known as total internal reflection, light rays beamed into the fiber can propagate within the core for great distances with remarkably little attenuation or reduction in intensity....
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Methane Nitrous Oxide Rise In Sea
1,611 wordsThe Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is an increase in the atmospheric temperature caused by increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. These gases act as a heat blanket insulating the Earths surface absorbing and trapping heat radiation which normally escapes from the earth. They include carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane, nitrous oxide, CFCs, and other halo-carbons. The earths atmosphere goes through two processes constantly. Global cooling is the first process. This process uses the cl...
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Methane Nitrous Oxide Carbon Dioxide
821 wordsThe greenhouse effect is an increase in the atmospheric temperature caused by increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. These gases act as a heat blanket insulating the Earths surface absorbing and trapping heat radiation which normally escapes from the earth. They include carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, CFCs, and other halocarbons. The earths atmosphere goes through two processes constantly. Global cooling is the first process. This process uses the clouds which cover 60 % of...
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Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Fission
1,742 wordsNuclear energy-This is energy that binds together components of an atomic nucleus. This is made by the process of nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is produced when an atomic atom is split. The way nuclear pore is made is in a nuclear reactor, this is most likely located in a nuclear power plant. the fission that is produced is when a heavy element splits in half or is halved into two smaller nuclei, the power of the fission is located by the rate of the splitting of the nuclei at once which caus...
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High Temperature 5 Lines
527 wordsDoes Treating Metal Reduce The Effects Of Does Treating Metal Reduce The Effects Of Weathering In A California Climate? Does treating metal reduce the effects of weathering in a California climate? This experiment deals with the elements of weather against metal; wind, rain, solar radiation, oxidation (uniting a substance with oxygen), and heat (the presence and absence of). My hypothesis is that the painted protected metal will fare better than the bare metal during the weathering. The reason I...
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