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Collision Theory Part 1. Investigating the Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rates
Yezi Cho 1. Introduction Intrigued by how acidic rain can cause the erosion of rocks, statues, and buildings, I became interested in the...

Determining the Concentration of Copper (II) Sulfate Hydrate Solution
Yezi Cho The concentration of an unknown solution of copper (II) sulfate hydrate was determined through interpolation of a graph showing...

Experimentally Determining the Rate Expression
Yezi Cho 1. Purpose The following reaction between iodine ions and iron (III) ions in an aqueous solution was conducted experimentally to...

DNA extraction and DNA electrophoresis: Understanding from a chemical perspective
Garam Lee, Seoyun Jeong Abstract Gene therapy technologies, such as CRISPR gene editing, are rapidly advancing alongside biotechnology...
Childhood Trauma and Antisocial Behaviors
Paul Zhao Introduction Serial killers and psychopaths demonstrate a dark and twisted side of humanity that evokes a morbid fascination...

Synthesis of Benzopinacol and Benzopinacolone
Sabrina Liao Purpose Lab 1 (Synthesis of Benzopinacol): the purpose of this experiment is to synthesize benzopinacol from benzophenone....

Williamson Ether synthesis
Sabrina Liao Fig 1. TLC plate of product under UV light Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to synthesize isopentyl acetate using...

Grignard reaction
Sabrina Liao Purpose A Grignard reagent will be prepared from a bromide, which will then be used to accomplish a Grignard reaction....


Synthesis of Dibenzalacetone
Sabrina Liao Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to synthesize dibenzalacetone (trans,trans-1,5-diphenyl-1,4-pentadien-3-one)...
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