Franklin, The Art of Virtue
Franklin’s work, which run over 300 pages–you need only read about 7 pages–deals with he felt were important practices in self-improvement. Choose two of his concerns and respond to his concerns and his methods.
Your interpretation is important, but you must defend your argument with a qualified outside. source. Wikis and the like are not qualified unless the writer is a historian. Jstor is one good source. Registration may be needed, but not a subscription. Other sources are available.
The essay will run 500 words long. The following are not included as part of the 500 words: your identification, name and class number-1218-outside source(s)
Franklin, The Art of Virtue
2. Antioxidants
CHEM 1816 Fall 2018 Not including the pictures as instructed (with ID) negates all points for this lab assignment.
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Antioxidants |
| Abstract | Two antioxidants, ascorbic acid and potassium metabisulfite, were tested for their protective ability in acidic and basic environments. The antioxidants ability to protect the oxidation of Vanillin to Vanillic acid was observed by witnessing the formation or lack of formation of a precipitate IDENTIFY WHAT THE PRECIPITATE WAS. INSERT A CONCLUSION SENTENCE OF YOUR FINDINGS TO COMPLETE THE ABSTRACT (2pts) |
| Introduction | This experiment was designed to |
| Materials and Methods | Use this space to record any alterations you made to the procedure. You are not required to copy / paste the procedure as it is written in the classroom. Also indicate if there were steps that were confusing. |
| Results (5pts) | Insert a picture of your results of the tests of this lab. Include your ID
Create a table to display your results.
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| Discussion (30pts) | Discuss which antioxidant protected the vanillin better. Explain how you arrived at that conclusion and include a discussion of your results. Include chemical equations. Add a mechanism if you can. At the end of the course, you will write a formal report. Throughout the course you will be writing pieces of a formal report for each lab. This would be the discussion section followed by the conclusion below. It would be helpful for you to know what the precipitate is that you were forming. You might need to research a little.
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| Conclusion | (3pts)
Write a brief conclusion of the phenomena observed. Use complete sentences and focus on thorough, clear communication. |
