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    Ancestry Iodine was discovered by Bernard Courtois, a French scientist, in 1811. Courtois was extracting sodium and potassium compounds from seaweed ash, and when the compounds were removed, sulfuric acid was added to further process the ash. After too much acid was added my mistake, a violet colored cloud erupted from the mass. Solid Iodine was then created when the gas from the eruption condensed on metal objects in the room. The initial plan for this element was to be used against humans to kill

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    Four Chinese Inventions

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    “brother” instrument used water to suspend itself and minimize movement, thus allowing long-distance sea navigation. Finally, the introduction of gunpowder had revolutionized China and the world. Gunpowder, which is made of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate, was discovered to burn rapidly, releasing immense volumes of gases. At first, this was used for firework displays, but was found to also be a powerful weapon. With the advantage of gunpowder, China had become a callous adversary in

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    Our bodies run on fuel. When our tanks become empty, we have to make a pit stop to replenish. But what happens if we don 't provide ourselves with a good source of energy? A poor choice of fuel could degrade our engines and leave us stranded on the highway to good health. In order to maintain peak performance, we need to pay more attention to what 's happening in the food industry and educate ourselves on how to make healthy food choices. Imports are a large aspect of the United States food industry

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    enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin II receptor blockers, calcium channel blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, a central acting alpha two agonists or a beta-adrenergic blocker. Emergency drugs should be taken when a stroke or heart attack occurs. Organic nitrates that prevent or reduce coronary artery spasm, which increases oxygen supply immediately would be used in an emergency case. You should also be aware of whether the patient is allergic to any of these medications. After giving the patient a nursing

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    The Crop Of Crop Rotation

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    about milorganite named Promoting Forest Recovery on a Surface Mine Site With Nutritional Amendments. “Two conventional fertilizers with the former featuring urea as the predominant N source while that for the latter was exclusively ammoniacal and nitrate forms; and Milorganite 6-2-0 + Iron, an organic amendment derived from municipal biosolids.” (Walker, Roger F. 2012). There is another article called Nutritional

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    5). Modern agriculture practices have also had a great impact on the marine water pollution. Today agricultural practices are marked by heavy applications of pesticides and fertilizers. Fertilizers contain high content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The continued use of fertilizers can have a negative effect on

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    labeled “Moderate” and the plants ere place in an aquarium labeled “Moderate.” This was repeated once more, with the mass recorded in a row labeled “High” and the remaining plants were placed in an aquarium labeled “High.” Next, we measured the nitrate, nitrite, and phosphorous of the aquatic environments and recorded these levels in a table. The class was divided into five groups and each group was assigned to measure one water quality variable. My group measured pH for each of the tanks and recorded

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    Advantages of Aquaponics Going further to Aquaponics, it has many benefits and advantages. One major benefit of Aquaponics is that it produces two agricultural products, plants and fishes, from a fish feed. And with that, it is a great solution to our constantly increasing population. The balanced system of aquaponics can save massive amounts of water due to it being reused over and over again, but because of evaporation and transpiration, adding water is required to replace the water that evaporated

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    Fatima Gowher Uzma Gowher Tanishq Gadkari Fritz Flores Block 1 Chemistry Honors AbstractWhat happens when two merely different “things” are combined? By things, I mean two different substances. What will the aftermath of this action be? What results will you receive when performing this experiment? Well, this experiment is putting the chemical reactions to work! We are going to be using different substances

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    Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese people around 700 A.D. Its invention would start a revolutionary change for military weapons around the world and would become the starting point for today’s weapons. The Chinese did not know it at the time, but they had just made a big step forward for the world in military technology. They first used gunpowder for fireworks rather than using it to become a powerful military force. If the Chinese had used gunpowder for making weapons instead of fireworks upon

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