Sodium Chloride Solution Formation

 


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Killing Cancer Cells With Acid Reflux

A University of Central Florida chemist has come up with a unique way to kill certain cancer cells – give them acid reflux.

Chemistry professor Kevin Belfield used a special salt to make cancer cells more acidic – similar to the way greasy foods cause acid reflux in some people. He used a light-activated, acid-generating molecule to make the cells more acidic when exposed to specific wavelengths of light, which in turn kills the bad cells. The surrounding healthy cells stay intact.

Kevin Belfield works in his lab at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. (Credit: University of Central Florida)

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Reaction Mechanism Animation

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Atomic Line Spectrum

 
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Millikan Oil drop Experiment

 

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First Documented Case of Child Cured of HIV

NEW YORK, March 3, 2013 – Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins University today described the first documented case of a child being cured of HIV. The landmark findings were announced at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta, GA.

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Introduction to Rearrangement Reactions

Rearrangement reactions are really interesting. They can accompany many of the reactions we’ve previously covered such as substitution, addition, and elimination reactions. In fact, if you don’t look closely, sometimes you can miss the fact that a rearrangement reaction has occurred. Let’s look at a substitution reaction first. For more details click here.

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