Freezing-point depression

First off, water has a very high boiling point, one hundred degrees Celsius, relative to its small molecular weight at roughly eighteen grams. Water requires more energy to break hydrogen bonds before it can boil. Freezing works the same way as boiling, but in reverse since it is going to colder temperatures, zero degrees Celsius to freeze, rather than hotter. These extremes in freezing and boiling points allow the molecules to freeze or boil very slowly. Another unique property…

Otherworld was a very captivating book for the second half. In the beginning, it was just complaining. Texas was freezing, and a farmer, Pops Dickey’s cow gets killed. He calls the police when he notices it is a clean cut capable of only being done by a human. The police officer calls a veterinarian to inspect it because it would the most reliable source. Out of nowhere, the veterinarian says that it is the doing of aliens; the officer lets captain Graham Lattimer know. Suddenly, the whole town…

Introduction: Lactase is an enzyme that helps to digest lactose, a sugar found in many dairy products (U.S National Library of Medicine 2013). This enzyme is made through instructions provided by the LCT gene. Lactase is primarily produced and found in the cells that line the walls of the small intestine. At the brush border, an area where microvilli absorb nutrients from food as it passes by, lactose breaks down lactose into simpler sugars like glucose through a hydrolysis reaction (Biology…

This can involve a person in a type of defensive behavior to satisfy the need to protect him or herself due to a change in the immediate environment. Gladwell claims that this phenomenon of a particular tipping point “isn’t [from] a particular type of person…It’s something physical…The impetus to engage in a certain kind of behavior is not coming from a certain kind of person but from a feature of the environment” (152). In this situation the tipping is something…

According to Gladwell’s explanation of Goetz’s incident in the subway, he explains that “The Tipping Point in this epidemic, though isn’t a particular kind of person…It’s something physical like graffiti. The impetus to engage in a certain kind of behavior is not coming from a certain kind of person but from a feature of the environment” (152). Gladwell attributes the cause of the tipping point to the environment as opposed to an individual or group of individuals. He argues that Goetz shot the…

Consider Hamlet’s ascent into madness a roller coaster climbing up its first hill, gaining energy that is just waiting to unleash itself. Once the last car reaches its peak, the entire coaster speeds through the tracks with a whirlwind of kinetic energy and will not stop until outside forces cause it to do so. Confident within his mind, thrill-seeking Hamlet enjoys his ride with manifestation while still experiencing immense strife. Psychosis appears in Hamlet due to brief psychotic disorder,…

The Ride of Our Lives Greeting: Welcome Mr. Cittadino, Dr. Simon, Dr. Londregan, Mrs. Ziemba, Board of Education members, faculty, family, friends, and fellow classmates: Life is a rollercoaster and it is far from a flat one. We all know that like any ordinary ride, most rollercoasters have the potential to travel up, down, and upside-down. Even with all of these intricate maneuvers, if the ride is constructed properly, all of the thrill-seekers aboard should always wind up sitting upright with…

My First Time on a Roller Coaster My eyes were as wide as an owl’s as zoomed down the huge drop. I was glad that the ride was finally over as I stepped off the ride I felt a sense of pride come over me. This year at Animal Kingdom in Disney World I went on my first roller coaster called Expedition Everest. The ride featured a backward drop and a regular drop reaching speeds of 55 mph. I will be sharing my experience of my first roller coaster within this story. When my family and I went to…

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Introduction: Enzymes have a huge effect on the human body and other organisms. Enzymes are catalysts that are used to accelerate the reaction process by lowering the activation energy. For this experiment the catechol oxidase was extracted from potatoes. The enzyme is called catechol oxidase because the oxygen is reacting to catechol. Catechol oxidase causes the browning of the fruits and vegetables because the compound is toxic to the bacteria. The purpose of this experiment is to…