Atomic Spectra Prediction Neon will have the most spectral lines because it has high intensity of light present and because it has a full outer valence. Observe Element | # of spectra lines and colours | Missing | Hydrogen | Violet(1), red(1), blue(1) | Yellow, green, orange, purple | Neon | Yellow(1), orange (2), green(2), red(3) | Purple, blue | Mercury | Purple (1), green(1), orange (1) | Yellow, red, blue | Helium | Blue(2), green(2), orange(1), red(1) | Yellow, purple
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beneath the oceans today). Continental crust would have formed later. It is probable that the Earth’s initial crust was remelted several times due to impacts with large asteroids. The formation of Earth: Delivery of water by icy planetesimals and comets? After condensation of water vapor produced the earth's oceans, thus sweeping out the carbon dioxide and locking it up into rocks, our atmosphere was mostly nitrogen. Kaboom! The formation of the Moon: Currently favored hypothesis: Earth has a
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Anthony Fisher Mrs. Galavis English 12 March 4, 2015 History of the Mercury Motor Company Have you ever seen the movie “Rebel Without a Cause” starring James Dean and wonder what the cool car he drove was? It was a customized Mercury Eight, which was known for its performance, and its powerful engine, which was all made just for that movie. I didn’t even know about the movie or the Model Eight until I researched this project. I had the opportunity to watch the movie online, and it was very good
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New Madrid(1811-1812) In the autumn of 1811, the United States was barely 35 years old. The fledgling nation included only 17 states, all east of the Mississippi River, but it boasted a lot of new territory thanks to the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Neither the buyers nor the sellers knew that the recent addition's basement contained a seismic time bomb nearly ready to go off At around 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, a series of massive earthquake pummeled what is now southeastern Missouri and northeastern
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little bit of the Aztec background now let’s talk about two of the great Aztecs emperors Montezuma and Cuathemoc B. Montezuma and Cuatemoc were the last two Aztec Emperors 1) Montezuma saw a shooting star, but it was comet. Montezuma said that the comet was symbol of changes. 2) Two weeks past the Spaniards came 3) The Aztecs believe
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30 years, and they probably never imagined as college kids they would be singing the words to “Haley’s Comet”when they were in their 50s. The lyrics are even sillier now than they were written, but there was no self-judgment on the smiling faces of the joyful band members, who bring serious chops to bolster and outshine their absurdist wit. They sang songs such as Party Time, Free, Halley’s Comet, Wolfman’s Brother, Possum, Lawn Boy, Bouncing Around the Room, Water in the Sky. The first-set closer
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Brendan Eich, who created JavaScript, donated $1,000 to a proposition banning gay marriage and has yet to find a job in well over a year. When scientist Matt Taylor, who helped land a probe on a comet, wore a T-shirt shirt with graphic cartoons of a woman on it, a writer tweeted that he “ruined” the comet landing and he was made to apologize publicly at a press conference. People who do great things for not only our nation, but our world, are punished for doing what they believe in. United States
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In Richard Wright’s “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” tells the tale of a young boy, seventeen year old Dave Saunders, struggling to prove his manhood, buys a gun. Evidently, to Dave the gun will make him a man because it represents power and masculinity “And if he were holding his gun in his hand, nobody could run over him; they would have to respect him.” (p.6) Also, his reasoning for associating the gun with power and violence stems from his father. Dave looks at his father as a man, but his father
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Harold, Earl of Wessex Today I leave my brother, King Edward, after long conversation. I will first go to the south coast with my Hawk, hunting dogs, and followers, to journey to my families estate in Sussex, Bosham. My companions and I have now reached Bosham. We will go to the church to pray to God that he watches over our voyage and keep us safe on our travels. After we have prayed we shale dine on a magnificent feast that will be prepared at the manor
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Ichabod is the proper choice for Katrina instead of Brom Bones with his reckless nature and pranks. Ichabod is more of a gentleman and graceful with his actions and words carefully picking the right ones in place of others Katrina should choose Ichabod Crane over Brom Bones because of Ichabod’s higher intellect, his connections through town, his storytelling. Ichabod's intellect is above par compared to everyone else in sleepy hollow because he is a teacher and is well read in many books including
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