Chemical ReactionsChemical reactions are the heart of chemistry. People have always known that they exist. The Ancient Greeks were the firsts to speculate on the composition of matter. They thought that it was possible that individual particles made up matter. Later, in the Seventeenth Cent...

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier was born on Aug. 26, 1743. He grew up the oldest child in his family in Paris, France, and a product of the bourgeoisie lifestyle. His father was a well-off attorney who followed the family tradition of practicing law. Antoine's mother died when he was just a boy, bu...

Chem. 1301 CARBON When one thinks of life, they must remember to acknowledge the carbon element because its compounds are essential to vitality, as we know it. Carbon is the sixth most abundant element in the universe. It makes up 0.32% of the earth's crust. While the origin or founde...

Esterfication Scientists: Christopher Inness David Coker Introduction: In Organic Chemistry there is a system for naming different organic compounds, called the IUPAC naming system. There are numerous organic compounds, due mainly to the bonding abilities of carbon. Each type of carbon-car...

A Review of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants Introduction Oxidants such as super oxide, a free radical form of oxygen gas, hydrogen peroxide, and free radical hydroxide are molecules that can commence chain reactions in a cell and cause damage along the way. A free radical is any molecule with...

We hear about acid rain all the time in the news, and it is essential to the earth\'s ecosystem. In simple terms, acid rain is rain that is more acidic than normal. All objects in nature have a certain acidity level, but acid rain has too much acid in it. Acid rain is a complicated problem caused by...

John Dalton was born in September 5,1766 in Eaglesfield in Cumberland, England. Dalton and his family lived in a small country house. His family had been Quakers since 1690. Quakers where members of a society of friends. John had a brother named Mary and A brother named Charles, when he was born h...

Air pollution affects everyone\'s daily life and acid rain one of the many forms of air pollution especially. I chose this subject because people need to understand the detrimental ramifications of acid rain. My admiration of the fashion industry have encouraged me to acquire my fine and elaborate w...

In this paper I will describe the molecular structure and the chemical properties of water. Also I will discuss the importance of water to living organisms and the effects of acid rain on our environment. Water, as a molecule is a bent molecule and this characteristic makes it a very polar. W...

People often look at the world with a jaded eye, seeing and addressing problems, without any knowledge to back them up. To apply this idea to the world we live in, one can look at three basic environmental problems the world faces today; acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming. Each of the ...

What is acid precipitation? What are the effects of it? Where is this acid coming from? What can we do to stop it? These are questions you should be able to answer after reading this paper.Acid Rain, or acid precipitation, is the word used to describe rainfall that has a pH level of less than 5....

Human interference in biogeochemical cycles:Causes, Consequences & SolutionsIntroductionAll forms of life on Earth are involved in and dependent on the on the interaction among the atmosphere, oceans and the crusts through a variety of biogeochemical cycles. A biogeochemical cycle is defined as the ...