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Chemistry Essays and Term Papers
AdamantaneThe unique nature of diamond is heavily dependent upon its composition, crystal structure, and mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic properties.1 Of those dependencies, composition exacts the most influence over the characteristics. Crystal structure is the repeating pattern of diamond’s ...
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John Daltonwas born in a small thatched cottage in Eaglesfield, Cumberland on September 5,1766. He had a seven year old brother and a 2 year old sister. John was a Quaker and recieved utilitarian education at the nearest Quaker school. This was quite a feat since, at that time, only one of every 215 ...
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Alfred NobelThe inventor of dynamite was a very important roll to take part in. The ultimate inventor of it was a mane named . Before dynamite, miners had to use nitrogen to blow holes in rock and other things. However it is too volatile and can explode incredibly easily. Alfred changed all this.
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French Educationfor engineers is significantly different from that of the United States. This fact will be the topic of this paper as well as the sequencing of . There are four schools in France that provide for the bulk of the engineering education after high school. These are called NATIONAL INSTITUTS FOR ...
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Alfred NobelThe inventor of dynamite was a very important roll to take part in. The ultimate inventor of it was a mane named . Before dynamite, miners had to use nitrogen to blow holes in rock and other things. However it is too volatile and can explode incredibly easily. Alfred changed all this.
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Louis Pasteurwas an example of a truly gifted person who made many wildly diverse discoveries in many different areas of science. He was a world-renowned French chemist and biologist whose work paved the way for branches of science and medicine such as stereochemistry, microbiology, virology, immunology, and ...
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AlchemyThe science by aid of which the chemical philosophers of medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals into gold or silver. There is considerable divergence of opinion as to the etymology of the word, but it would seem to be derived from the Arabic al=the, and kimya=chemistry, which in ...
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GalliumThe Periodic Table
‘The nineteenth century was a golden age for the discovery of elements [1]’. This was when scientist began to look for patterns and behaviours of elements. The early periodic table was arranged by the elements relative atomic mass rather than atomic number, which is now ...
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Is Psychology A Science?In order to answer this question it is important to understand the
definitions of both psychology and science. The word 'psychology' comes
from the Greek 'psyche' (or soul) and 'logos' (or study), which came to be
known as the 'study of the soul'. The American Heritage Dictionary
defines ...
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Historical Development Of Atomic StructureT3 IBS Chemistry
Ms. Redman
The idea behind the "atom" goes back to the Ancient Greek society, where
scientists believed that all matter was made of smaller, more fundamental
particles called elements. They called these particles atoms, meaning "not
divisible." Then came the chemists and ...
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Irene Joliot-curieIrene Curie was a brilliant dedicated scientist who accomplished many things throughout her life but was overshadowed by those around her throughout her life. She was overshadowed by Nobel laureate parents Maire and Pierre Curie, by co-laureate and husband Jean Frederick Joliot, by her physicist ...
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Marie Curie And Her Discovery Of Radium And PoloniumMarie Curie was born Manya Sklodowska on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland. Her mother was the director of a boarding school for girls. Her father was a professor of physics and math at a high school in Warsaw. Manya was the youngest of her brother and three sisters. Her brother’s name was ...
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Attention Deficit DisorderApproximately 3-5% of all American children have an Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD). ADD is a leading cause of school failure and under-achievement.
ADD characteristics often arise in early childhood. As many as 50% of children
with ADD are never diagnosed. Boys significantly outnumber ...
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ALCHEMYThe science by aid of which the chemical philosophers of medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals
into gold or silver. There is considerable divergence of opinion as to the etymology of the word, but it would seem
to be derived from the Arabic al=the, and kimya=chemistry, which in ...
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Gas Laws (cemistry)Chemistry Independent Study: Gas Laws
Since the days of Aristotle, all substances have been classified into one of three physical states. A substance having a fixed volume and shape is a solid. A substance, which has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape, is a liquid; liquids assume the shape of ...
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The Orgins Of Atomic TheoryThere is an eternal human compulsion to unlock the mysteries of our lives and
our world. This search for knowledge has guided us to many beneficial new
understandings. It has lead us into this new age where information is its own
reward, an age where enlightenment is an end, not simply a means to ...
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FermentationIt is impossible to set a date as to the first time was performed. It is possible, however, to guess, and this guess is roughly 8,000 years ago. Wine has been written about for centuries, in the Greek and Roman myths and scriptures. The Greek god of wine, Dionysius, was in charge of the atop ...
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Al-RaziThe well-known writer George Sarton says in his Introduction to the History of Science that "Rhazes was the greatest physician of Islam and the Medieval Ages." And the Encyclopedia of Islam remarks that "Rhazes remained up to the 17th century the indisputable authority of medicine." The Bulletin ...
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Literary Essay – Dead Poets Society
Bill Beattie once said, “The aim of education should be to teach us how to think rather than what to think – rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men.” All too often, however, individual thoughts are crushed by ...
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Louis Pasteur 2PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95). The French chemist Louis Pasteur devoted his life to solving practical problems of industry, agriculture, and medicine. His discoveries have saved countless lives and created new wealth for the world. Among his discoveries are the pasteurization process and ways of ...
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