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The Statue Of Liberty Laboratory Activity: The Chemistry Of Copper, Jihyun Kim, Marcus D. Allen Sep 2020

The Statue Of Liberty Laboratory Activity: The Chemistry Of Copper, Jihyun Kim, Marcus D. Allen

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In this lab activity we observe chemical changes of copper in acidic conditions, salt water, and a mixture of lemon juice and vinegar and salt, and we discuss whether the Statue of Liberty would hold as much cultural icon today had the Lady Statue remain the original shiny brown color.


Chemistry 104 Laboratory Manual, Boris Kalmatsky Apr 2020

Chemistry 104 Laboratory Manual, Boris Kalmatsky

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Hydrophilic Porphyrins Based Chemosensors For First Transition Series Metal Ions [Chemistry], Sunaina Singh Mar 2020

Hydrophilic Porphyrins Based Chemosensors For First Transition Series Metal Ions [Chemistry], Sunaina Singh

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General Chemistry is a two-semester course (General Chemistry I, SCC 201 and General Chemistry II, SCC 202) required for majors in Biology and Environmental Sciences.

This lab experiment, aligned to LaGuardia Community College’s Inquiry and Problem Solving Core Competency and Written Communication Ability was designed for General Chemistry I (SCC 201 Honors) course. Honors courses in LaGuardia emphasize critical thinking, analytical writing, and introduce students to research. This lab experiment provides an opportunity for students to engage in hands-on laboratory work, to develop laboratory skills, and to conduct research in the classroom by using two water soluble porphyrins to detect …


A Brief Introduction To The Applications Of Small Organic Molecules As Food Additives, Zhou Zhou Jan 2020

A Brief Introduction To The Applications Of Small Organic Molecules As Food Additives, Zhou Zhou

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A new chapter in Introductory Organic Chemistry course. Lecture PowerPoint file and laboratory document are also included in this work.

  • The goal of this chapter is to cover the basic ground of the food additives from the perspective of organic chemistry. This chapter has three parts.
    • Part one: Introduction of the food additive industry including the history, definition and the purposes of food additives.
    • Part two: The terminology in food additives and in organic chemistry, how to locate trustworthy data sheets for chemicals, and how to interpret the toxicity data.
    • Part three: Different families of organic compounds used as food …