During the many trips on ship back and forth to Europe from New York during the 60’s or 70’s many of us would look far out in the ocean during the day and night to see if we could have…
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The pre-Columbian Indians of South America knew the element platinum. As far as the modern world of chemistry was concerned it was discovered by Antonio de Ulloa in South America in the year 1735. Antonio de Ulloa gave the metal…
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Tin Symbol: Sn Atomic Number: 50 Atomic Mass: 118.71 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: 231.9 C (505.05 K, 449.41998 F) Boiling Point: 2270.0 C (2543.15 K, 4118.0 F) Number of Protons: 50 Number of Electrons: 50 Number of Neutrons:…
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With no natural predators, wild burros can have a strong effect on the landscape of the Southwest United States. As of February 2012, there were an estimated 5,841 wild burros in the United States, nearly all of them in Arizona,…
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Great white sharks are at the top of the oceanic food chain. As an apex predator, the diet of the great white is quite varied. This predator is not the ruthless man-eating machine that we were led to believe it…
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Potassium is an element found purely as a result of manufacturing, as in nature it would react violently with water, which of course is very abundant. As a compound potassium is fairly common, and is thought to make up around…
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An ion is an atom or molecule that has an electrical charge. When an atom or molecule loses an electron, it gains a positive charge, and when a chemical gains an electron, it gains a negative charge. Ions are usually…
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It is pretty hard to imagine sleeping in a sleeping bag while attaching their body to a wall, set, or bunk bed in order to prevent floating around the crew cabin in the middle of the night. Of course, the…
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UFOs are real. I contacted something yesterday. It was a little white object in the sky. During the day UFOs could be above and lots of people would not know. People do not watch the sky but like to argue…
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The three most interesting behavioral characteristics of bull sharks are primary reasons that they are considered among the most dangerous sharks in the world. These fish are much more aggressiveness than most sharks, prefer shallow waters and tend to travel…
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