chemistry problem?

Many metals need to be purified after mining. One example is vanadium which is commonly found in its natural form, vanadium oxide (V2O5), when extracted from the Earth. One step in the production of pure vanadium metal uses the reaction of vanadium oxide with an excess of aluminum metal at high temperature to give pure vanadium metal and aluminum oxide. In a test run, 36.2 kg of pure vanadium metal is isolated when 75.0 kg of V2O5 reacts. Calculate the percent yield of vanadium.

This is the Thermite reaction applied to Vanadium. To do this problem, the redox equation for the reaction has to be balanced. First, do the half-reactions. Since oxygen has oxidation state of –2, the oxidation state of the Vanadium initially is +5. After the reaction, the oxidation state of vanadium is 0. The aluminum starts at 0 oxidation state, and finishes at +3 oxidation. The half reactions:

2V(+5) + 10 e- → 2V(0)
2Al(0) → 2Al(+3) + 6 e-

Multiply the top equation by 3 and the bottom equation by 5, and add the equations to get:

6V(+5) + 10 Al(0) + 30 e- → 6V(0) + 10 Al(+3) + 30e-

Now add the oxygens, and eliminate the electrons to get the final balanced redox equation:

3V2O5 + 10Al(0) → 6V(0) + 5Al2O3

Now we can do the stoichiometry. The molecular weight of vanadium pentoxide is 181.88 kg/kmole. Starting with 75 kg of V2O5 that means 0.412 kmoles were consumed. By the stoichiometry of the reaction then (6/3)(0.412 kmoles))(50.94 kg/kmoles) = 42.02 kg of Vanadium would have to be produced at 100 % conversion. However, only 36.2 kg were obtained, so the yield was (100%)(36.2 kg)(42.02 kg) = 86.2% yield.

Edit: I suppose I should point out that Al2O3 and the neutral metal are the expected reaction products of the thermite reaction, which is where I got the Al(3+). The only reason I left the coeffeicient 2 in the half reactions was to make the final redox equation easier to balance later.

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A Natural Anti-Inflammatory Gains Acceptance

Acceptance among doctors of the use of natural anti-inflammatory compounds has been increasing in response to evidence that pins the blame for some heart attacks and deaths on COX-2 drugs. COX-2 inhibitors are drugs for inflammation that selectively block the COX-2 enzyme. Blocking this enzyme impedes the production of the chemical messengers (prostaglandins) that cause the pain and swelling of arthritis inflammation.

When COX-2 drugs appeared on the market in 1999, they were touted as the answer to the problems of the older nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which while effective against inflammation and the consequent pain, had a range of nasty side effects that included stomach ulcers and renal failure.

The COX-2 drugs were said to offer relief from the misery of arthritis pain and other forms of chronic inflammation, without the dangers of the older drugs. For a while, COX-2 drugs appeared to live up to the marketing hype. COX-2 drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex became the most frequently prescribed new drugs in the United States. By October 2000, US sales exceeded 100 million prescriptions per year and were increasing rapidly. Sales of Celebrex alone reached $3.1 billion during 2001.

The future for this new class of drugs looked stellar, until a few doctors began to notice that their patients on COX-2 drugs experienced more adverse cardiac events than other patients. Research by concerned doctors led to one of the most popular COX-2 drugs, Vioxx, being withdrawn by its maker, Merck, in September of 2004, in response to data showing that it appeared to increase the risk of heart attack by several hundred percent. Other COX-2 withdrawals followed in various parts of the world.

There have been about 16,000 lawsuits against Merck in the United States and many more legal actions elsewhere in the world. It is thought that COX-2 inhibitors increase the risk of heart attack because they make blood platelets stickier, which can lead to the blockage of blood vessels. While Vioxx and Celebrex have the misfortune of being the best known of the COX-2 drugs accused of causing harm, they are by no means alone. A survey of 1.5 million patients that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the COX-2 inhibitor Dicolfenac increased the risk of heart attack by 40 percent.

COX-2 drugs are still being prescribed throughout the world, although evidence of the risks involved has caused an increasing number of doctors to look at other options.

This is a big step for most American-trained doctors, because US medical schools teach little about the use of natural alternatives.

By comparison, European medical schools treat natural alternatives as first-choice therapeutic options. The medical culture in Europe is quite different from that in the United States. A German doctor, for example, would likely consider prescribing a natural remedy for a patient as a first-choice option and would not resort to a synthetic drug unless or until the natural remedy had been shown to be insufficient for the needs of that patient.

The US situation is changing, though. Organizations such as the American Association of Integrative Medicine have made great strides in making medical professionals aware of low-cost, low-risk, efficacious natural options to synthetic drugs.

For example, there are natural anti-inflammatory options, such as marine oils and various plant oils, that have been found to have a modulating effect on the body's inflammatory response. The problem with natural anti-inflammatories is that, with one notable exception, they are not particularly potent, so large doses are needed to achieve a therapeutic benefit.

The notable exception is a product called Lyprinol, which is the result of a patented process that extracts the lipid (marine oil) fractions of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel. Research conducted at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, by Dr. Sir Michael Whitehouse and published in the peer-reviewed journal Inflammopharmacology, showed that Lyprinol was 350 times more potent than salmon oil, 350 times more potent than other green-lipped mussel products (powders), and 400 times more potent than flax seed oil. Dr. Whitehouse also compared the efficacy of Lyprinol with that of synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs, and Lyprinol was the winner again. He found that as an anti-inflammatory the mussel oil was 97 percent effective. None of the other marine oils, or pharmaceuticals such as Indomethacin, were able to achieve a result that matched the effectiveness of the mussel oil.

Even more important, Lyprinol achieved this high level of efficacy without causing any nasty side effects and or adverse interactions with other medications. The mussel lipid fraction extract is also protein free, and therefore safe for people who have an adverse reaction to shellfish. During more than two decades of use and research, there has never been a single recorded adverse reaction to the pure extracted oil of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel.

The mussel oil has another advantage over fish oil, in that it does not inhibit blood clotting. The consumption of large quantities of fish oil can be contraindicated for some patients who are on blood-thinning medications, because fish oil inhibits clotting.

In addition to the anti-inflammatory benefits of Lyprinol, it also plays a role in promoting good heart health, as one would expect of a potent omega 3 marine oil. Diets high in marine oils have been shown to be beneficial for cardiovascular health, because they inhibit the accumulation of atherosclerotic plaque (hardening of the arteries). Marine oils also reduce the level of the "bad" LDL cholesterol in the blood and help to keep the blood vessels supple and elastic.

Because Lyrinol has been shown to be 350 times more potent than salmon oil as a source of omega 3, it can deliver a worthwhile heart health benefit with a much smaller dose. For example, just one Lyprinol capsule has the potency of about a quarter of the typical bottle of fish oil capsules.

Work conducted by Dr. Whitehouse and others published in peer-reviewed medical journals has shown that this completely natural product is in every way a superior alternative to synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs. More US doctors are becoming aware of the therapeutic applications of the oil of this small sea creature, and sales of Lyprinol have increased accordingly. As evidence mounts of the dangerous and sometimes fatal side effects of synthetic anti-inflammatory drugs, it's good to know that there's a safe and effective alternative available from nature's pharmacy.

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how would i be able to melt it down? ive tried to hammer it and got a nice solid 34 gram gold flake nugget.now the problem is melting it without varnishing it or burning it to a crisp. Another question is if it is pure gold, and i learn how to melt it and wanted to add a hardener like a pallaium ring, would i have to melt the palladium first cause it is a higher melt point, or does it not matter what i melt first?

when you melt it you should do it with mercury. the gold will stick to the mercury then you have to strain it through cheese cloth. then you melt the gold with sterlin silver to make it stronger.

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Green tea extracts are among the most widely used ancient medicinal agents, while androgens are probably the oldest drugs used in a purified form in traditional Chinese medicine. Green tea extracts are being used by thousands of people for a wide range of health conditions, and it is even an added ingredient in some beverages and snack foods.

In theory, scientists believe that the weight loss benefits of green tea extracts are due to their caffeine content but the results of the study show otherwise as they discovered that green tea extracts have weight loss benefits beyond that of caffeine. Supplements containing green tea extracts are a completely natural way of reducing weight with very little risk of any side effects.

An old Chinese proverbs tells us "Drinking tea each day will starve the doctor", proving that even the ancient oriental civilization knew and acknowledged the benefits of this herb.

Today, various health benefits of green tea are constantly being reported and many scientists are now focusing their attention on the simple, yet elegantly profound beverage that is green tea. One of these green tea diet benefits is preventing cancer. Green tea is known to have a number of health benefits, including weight loss and even prevention of skin cancer.

Healthy lifestyle choices can help prevent type 2 diabetes in children. Green tea consumption at moderate doses may be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy individuals by controlling postprandial hyperglycemia. The exact cause of type 2 diabetes is not known, but it is known that the risk of developing it may be reduced by staying active and, achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight.

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Dosage of Olive Leaf Extract—3 Simple Steps to Get the Right Balance

With more and more focus on the incredible health benefits of taking a daily dosage of olive leaf extract, it is important to ensure you are getting the full impact, so here are 3 simple steps to make it happen.

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The right delivery method is vital for you to get all the benefits. The majority of pills on the market have veggie-caps which are very cheap and so offer no protection from the stomach acid, where almost all of the goodness is lost.

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To get the maximum from this amazing plant, it should be combined with other synergetic nutrients like turmeric for example, to enhance its effects and the health benefits to you.

Then the dosage of olive leaf extract is not as important as you will be getting the direct benefits of each nutrient and the benefits from their interaction with each other.

Why settle for a single dose of one nutrient when you could be benefiting from many different and vital natural minerals, vitamins and herbs, and their combined power.

3. The Right Dosage and Purity

If you follow the steps above you can see that a very high dosage of olive leaf extract is unnecessary and a waste of time and money. Look to get 50mg per tablet in combination with other nutrients to dramatically increase it absorption and effectiveness.

The main active ingredient is called Oleuropein, and responsible for the health benefits, and you should look for 20% pure extract, as any less and you will lose some of the many benefits.

So there you have it, simple but effective steps to ensure you get the most from this and other nutrients and the correct dosage of olive leaf extract. The preventative power of these is potentially huge, helping you to avoid many of the more serious disease later in life while help in you to achieve optimal health in the present.

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