Sam Kean, a Washington D.C. writer with works in The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, The Believer, Air & Space, Science, and The New Scientist, has created a user-friendly book about how to explain the periodic table and the elements that occupy it by writing the book The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of Elements. He provides an insight into the world of chemistry that relates to his audience, even…
Introduction Transition elements are defined by the IUPAC as atoms that have an incomplete d-subshell, most commonly referring to the d-block.1 When transition metals are not bonded to any other molecule, the d-orbitals are degenerate.2 However, when the metal starts bonding with other ligands, effects on the electrons attached to the metal are induced. Specifically, the d-orbitals split, obtain different energy…
“…And bring back Springsteen, Madonna way before Nirvana there was U2 and Blondie and music still on MTV…” I credit my Dad for influencing the style of music I enjoy listening to. To this day he enjoys reliving his high school and college days listening to songs from his generation. Therefore, the exposure to his music has now made my dad’s style of music my personal favorite. The style of music my dad listened to and still listens to is 80’s “hair bands” and “punk rock”. Some bands from the…
number. You will see subshells S, P, and D on the chart (24). The subshell that the valence electron occupies dictates the position of the element on the periodic table. The S subshell occupies groups 1 and 2, the D subshell is all of the transition metals, and the P subshell occupies groups 13-18. The D subshell is irregular in that it will always have a three in front of it, but the numbers in front of the other subshells will change based on what shell they are in. The three is there to show…
1.2 Types of welding There are so many types of welding process to weld metal or non-metals are given below. Welding is generally two types: (i) Conventional (ii) Nonconventional 1.2.1. Conventional welding Arc welding (i) Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), (ii) Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), (iii) Flux cored arc welding (FCAW), (iv)Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) or tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding (v) Submerged arc welding (SAW), (vi) Plasma Arc Welding, (vii) Carbon arc welding, (viii) Atomic…
Pre-Lab Questions 1. What are the steps of the scientific method? Briefly explain each. • The steps of the scientific method are observation, define problem, construct a hypothesis, test the experiment/ gather evidence, and draw a conclusion. Observation is the procedure of collecting information about events and processes carefully. It involves with seeing and hearing. Defining the problem is when you identify a conflict that requires a solution to be solved. A hypothesis is a proposed…
As Marsh Mallow Marshmallow woke up, he thought of how much of a cannibal Mr. Bellamy’s marshmallow was. Marshmallow, as his friends cleverly nicknamed him, got out of bed and went down stairs. He ate Donuts and Bacon, and high fived Cookie Monster because it was Christmas. He and Cookie Monster had been best friends since 1st grade, when Caillou saw Marshmallow, and licked his face. Caillou’s saliva ate up a little bit of Marshmallow’s face. It left a permanent scar. Cookie Monster came…
Life, death, and reincarnation are the recurring theme of the most notable poem “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” by Emily Dickinson. Throughout the poem Dickinson traces her descent sanity into madness which has made the poem terrifying for both the speaker and the reader. At the beginning of the poem, Dickinson has express her feeling of grief and pain through the use of an extended metaphor, “felt a funeral in the brain” and in rest of the poem, she lives a life, passes away, and reborn again…
1-2. Properties of Materials 3-10. Manual Metal Arc Welding 11. Manual Inert Gas Welding 12. Tungsten Inert Gas Welding 13. Oxy-Acetylene Welding 14-15. Plastic Welding 16. Mechanical Methods of Joining Materials 17. Health and Safety 18. References Low Carbon Steel Low carbon steel is the most common form of steel with a low cost price while it provides material properties that are required for many applications. Low carbon steel contains a low carbon content and is therefore…
particular genre of rock music popular among young people is heavy metal. Many people enjoy listening to this type of music and love going to concerts were heavy metal is played. Even though many people enjoy it others believe this genre is associated with violence, depression and more negative behaviors. Weather heavy metal influences behavior or not, continues to be an ongoing debate. In this paper I will discuss why heavy metal is associated to suicides, aggression, reckless behavior and…