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Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine the difference in energy interactions of halide anions of different sizes with water and what they may depend on. Methods/Ma…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if there was an optimum level of concentration (OLC) in a saline solution. Another thing i wanted to find out, was if the temperature had any…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if vegetarians can get the recommended amount of iron. Methods/Materials Eight different fruits and vegetables were tested five times each to find th…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wish to construct Fe wires through an electrochemical process that has the capability to generate high density nanowires with small diameters. Through step edge decoration…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the relative levels of Vitamin C in 15 fresh fruits and 15 fresh vegetables. Methods/Materials 15 fresh fruits and 15 fresh vegetables were tes…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To see how many calories are in the foods I eat. Methods/Materials A can and a test tube to make a calorimeter, 8 grams of water, cork and needle stand to burn the food, sto…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate "solvent-free" aldol condensation reactions. Solvent-free reactions in industry would reduce costs because there are fewer s…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Question: How fast will different objects burn in different levels of oxygen? Will the objects burn faster with more oxygen? What is the effect of oxygen levels on burn time…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The Objective was to determine if the addition of transition metal compounds to anthocyanin (a naturally occurring photosynthetic plant dye) affected the dye's absorption sp…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine how reaction rate of the complex bis(ethylenediamine)-(-2-amino propane thiolato - N,S)cobalt(III)chloride differs when photooxidiz…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To measure the quantum yields of singlet oxygen production of five bis-cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes. Methods/Materials Five Iridium(III) complexes (BSNIr*, BSNIrG, BTIrP…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that there is a relationship between the initial sugar level of grapes and the ultimate alcohol level of wine. I believe the ratio of sugar percentage by vo…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if there was a difference in the rate of dissolution of common, commercially available calcium pills. Methods/Materials Eight br…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Problem: The point of this experiment was to determine the effect of different ratios and combinations of water to Methanol to Ethanol to Acetone to Propanol solutions on te…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of the experiment was to develop and test a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which utilized hydrogen peroxide, as an oxidizer, as well as a traditional oxidizer of di…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if sodium lactate is a beneficial additive in soap. Specifically does it affect the pH level, or affect or accelerate dehydration? Methods/Materials For each te…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to lower the amount of toxic pollutants released during combustion. Methods/Materials Undesirable emissions are generally formed at different temperatures i…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In the winemaking process, there are many different components that affect the wine's flavor and color. There also are a multitude of chemical changes going on in the wine d…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out the effects baking soda and baking powder have on the taste and texture of baked goods. Methods/Materials First, I found a cake r…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals NMR (H-1; C-13) spectroscopy was used to characterize the essential oils isolated by steam distillation from lavender Grosso, Provence, Angustifolia, and a blend, to determi…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to determine the factors that cause rust and determine whether or not nanobacteria/bacteria have a part in accelerating the rusting process. Methods/Materia…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine the relative amount of caffeine in the various ways my parents make coffee in my house. They make coffee by using a Krups home espresso maker, M…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which cellulosic waste material contains the most glucose which could be converted into ethanol. Methods/Materials Samples of rice straw, carbo…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see if equal volume of gasses at the same temperature and pressure contain equal number of moles (Avogadro's Law) Methods/Materials I poured…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My question was "how does the pH of different types of vinegar affect the amount of CO(2)produced when mixed with a fixed amount of baking soda." My hypothesis was that the…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My investigative question was "Does xanthan affect water viscosity?" The goal of this experiment was to find if and how xanthan gum affects water viscosity and how this info…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if different kinds of substrates will make a difference in how fast or good salt crystals will grow. Methods/Materials Label 9 bowls and place in…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine what happens if you grow a crystal seed in a substance with a different crystal structure. My hypothesis was that crystal seeds th…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to assay Ibuprofen in commercial Ibuprofen tablets by High Performance Liquid Chromatography in order to determine which brand of commercial Ibuprofen table…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine which fruit juice contains the highest vitamin C content. It was my belief that fresh squeezed orange juice would have a higher vi…