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Nuclear Power
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1247.... Uranium atom splitting it
apart. Each of these fissioning atoms releases a very large amount of energy,
and some more neutrons.
This process continues causing a chain reaction withut any outside assistance,
and the Uranium has "gone critical"(Martindale, 794-195). This chain reaction
is the basis for how nuclear power is made.
The amount of the energy that is given off in nuclear fission is astronomical.
To equal the amount of energy given off when splitting some uranium the size of
a golf ball, one would have to burn approximately twenty-five train cars full of
coal. .....
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Lab Protocols
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 473.... completely self
explanatory for safety purposes.
The fifth rule is to be extremely careful with equipment. Not only for
money purposes but also for your own personal safety.
The sixth rule is to not touch anything that the teacher or the lab
specifically instructs you to. Because you don't need to.
The seventh rule states that activities should only be done if they are
specifically discussed in your lab. This is for safety purposes and for the
liability of the school.
The eighth rule is that you are not to contaminate chemicals by using
equipment in more than one sub .....
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Alchemy
Number of pages: 14 | Number of words: 3747.... process of separating gold and silver from the native
matrix. The resulting oxide was supposed to possess marvelous powers, and
it was thought that there resided within in the individualities of the
various metals, that in it their various substances were incorporated.
This black powder was mystically identified with the underworld form of the
god Osiris, and consequently was credited with magical properties. Thus
there grew up in Egypt the belief that magical powers existed in fluxes and
alloys. Probably such a belief existed throughout Europe in connection
with the bronze .....
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Aids 2
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 744.... for AIDS can vary greatly. The severity of the HIV related illness or illnesses will differ from person to person, according many factors but mostly to the overall health of the individual. The new advances in technology are helping postpone the advancement of the disease.
Lets start at the beginning. First, lets learn what AIDS is. AIDS is an acquired defect in your immune system. The passing of any bodily fluids could technically be used as a passage way for the virus. Once infected with HIV it will begin to attack your CD4+cells, commonly known as your t-cells or t .....
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Essay On Global Warming
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 776.... gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone depleting substances such as CFCs, also known as Chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorocarbons. These gases are generated a number of human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, waste disposal in landfills, the use of a refrigerator, numerous agricultural and industrial activities, and the cutting down of numerous forests.
These human practices have already changed the chemical make up of the atmosphere. Between the pre-industrial times and today, we have seen the concentrati .....
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Role Of Government Intervention In Environmental Issues
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 824.... fact no matter what, there will always be pollution, as long as these
industries exist. So we should focus on how we can minimize this and yet at the
same time have an efficient market system? Furthermore, we should also focus on
how we can accomplish this so that sustainable growth and development can take
place. So there is definitely a need for some form of government intervention
to enforce and monitor this. Reason being that there is always an element of
equality that has to be enforced, when dealing with cases such as this. For
instance, larger corporation .....
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Cloud Formations
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 510.... each other, and is usually white with no shading. Cirrocumulus clouds appear like very small round balls or flakes. The cirrocumulus clouds sometimes form a pattern of a buttermilk sky. The cirrostratus clouds sometimes form tangled webs or thin whitish sheets. A large ring or halo is sometimes seen around the sun or moon when the cirrostratus covers the sky.
The middle layer of clouds range in altitude from 6,500 to 23,000 feet. The altocumulus, altostratus, and nimbostratus clouds are found in the middle division. The altocumulus clouds are more rounded and puffier tha .....
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Botany
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 643.... into microbiology, phycology, or mycology. If you are artistic, ornamental horticulture and landscape design might be right up your alley. If you worry about feeding the hungry, you should study plant pathology or plant breeding. At some larger universities, you can even study specific types of , each with its own department. These departments include argonomy (field crops), microbiology (microbes like bacteria and fungi), horticulture (fruits, ornamentals, and veggies), and plant pathology (diseases pertaining to plants). If you are a people person, you might even be i .....
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