Oxygen toxicity

A recent study on Mars’s geology causes a paradigm shift to researchers’ perspective of the red planet. Felsic rocks that thought to not exist on Mars are now identified. Overall, these findings alter the understanding of the geologic complexity and magmatic activity of Mars. Prior knowledge of Mars’s geology was rather simple; consisting of one type of rock formation in contrast to Earth’s diverse and complex geology. Felsic rocks such as granite, are common in subduction zones on Earth (Wray…

The element Magnesium got its name when it was discovered. It is a silvery white metal that is highly reactive. Its chemical symbol is Mg and atomic number is 12. Its atomic mass is relatively 24. Therefore, it has 12 protons, 12 neutrons, and 12 electrons. According to Steve Gagnon in “The Element Magnesium” Magnesium was isolated by Sir Humphry Davy, an English chemist, through the electrolysis of a mixture of magnesium oxide and mercuric oxide in 1808. Magnesium has a melting point of 650°…

carbon dioxide which is quite acidic, the more carbon dioxide in the breath the more will be going into the water causing it to change colour faster. Carbon dioxide is a byproduct created during the production of energy. how energy is made is by using oxygen, inhaled from the air by breathing, and glucose which is a basic sugar from eating food, all through the bloodstream. By breaking the chemical bonds and rearranging them we can create different chemicals, in this case; water, Carbon dioxide…

In luge, many tracks lack start houses. Athletes are left in the cold wearing paper-thin suits, under which are only t-shirts and tight fitting shorts. When we get cold, we get stiff. This results in a struggle to drive our sleds properly, leading to a higher chance of crashing. Frustrat-ingly, we’re unable to wear anything thicker underneath our suits because anything too thick will lead to us being far less aerodynamic, and, in consequence, making us slower. To solve this dilemma, I came up…

For badly polluted H2O, such as raw sewage, there are very obvious signs that the water is polluted. There is a foul odor and dirty or cloudy appearance. There may be oils, solids, or even foam floating on the H2O. It may smell rotten or like industrial chemical. There can even be dead fishing floating on a lake's surface indicating that there is clearly something wrong with the water. However, when it comes to your drinking water, the pollutants are not going to be as obvious. To find out…

Lake Winnipeg is measured to be about 24514 square kilometres, located in Manitoba Canada and its southern tip is about 55kilometres north of the city of Winnipeg. It is the largest lake within the borders of the southern Canada, Lake Winnipeg is also the sixth-largest fresh water lake in Canada. Lake Winnipeg consists of two distinct basins, the north basin which makes up approximately 75% o f the lake surface area and reaches 100 kilometres wide, while the south basin is up to 46 kilometres…

2. Experimental 2.1. Materials and reagents Analytical grade bentazon was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Acetonitrile, methanol, ethanol, chloroform and acetic acid were purchased from Merck and were analytical or HPLC grade. Methacrylic acid (MAA) as the functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) as the cross-linker and α,α′-Azoisobutyronitrile (AIBN) were purchased from Merck (Hohenbrunn, Germany). MAA was distilled under vacuum to remove the inhibitor prior to polymerization.…

The river is flowing downwards, we see this due to the elevations on the map-the highest being 140 Elev. WT and the lowest 100 Elev. WT with this information it indicates that is going downward signifying that the river is also going downwards, also it has been contaminated according to the chart given to me, the wells that have been corrupted are D, E, H, I, and M in which all have higher than zero mg/L. Contamination started in Comhead Coal Mine and that’s an issue because it has high…

In the flame test lab, metal ions are heated on wooden splint in the form of a liquid that were previously soaked in a solution of metals. These electrons get heated at the same temperature, however the energy that is needed to excite each electron in the different metals is not the same. This means that the energy levels that change are now unstable and need to cool down, and as soon as they are moved into the heat source through kinetic energy, a photon of light energy is created and this…

within a large scale environmental crisis. Carbon emissions began to slowly rise throughout the years as deforestation continued, one of our main oxygen creators were being harvested and mostly wasted. Trees are able to create oxygen by absorbing the carbon dioxide within the atmosphere and using photosynthesis to allow plants to create food and oxygen to sustain life. Countries such as China whose known for the thick black smog that clouds their cities and…