AP Chemistry Final Project 2013 You will conduct a fun and informative research project on a chemistry-related topic of your

choosing, and then make a 15 to 20-minute presentation on this research. he topics are not limited to new areas of chemistry that we haven!t covered, however the topic must involve some new ideas not already covered. Your presentation will include" # $rief dissertation of your topic with slides # la$oratory e%periment or a demonstration &with 's. #nnicelli!s approval and assistance( # dou$le-spaced research paper must also $e su$mitted, no shorter than 2 pages in length. You must include pictures, diagrams, and)or charts within the $ody of the research paper to supplement your ideas, $ut these must $e in addition to the 2 pages of te%t. *f course all information must $e properly cited. +ince many areas of chemistry spill over into ,iology and -hysics)engineering, it is accepta$le that your topic may include $iochemistry or physical chemistry concepts. +ome sample topics &there are many more on the $ack(" #cid rain .ot-air ,allooning 0orensic 1hemistry 1hemistry of 0ireworks 'edical 1hemistry he 1hemistry of -hotography 1hemistry of 3olcanoes 'eteorology /lectroplating 2itchen 1hemistry 1hemistry of +ea water 1hemistry of -hotocells

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>hat is the average temperature in outer spaceD +upport your answer)show your work. >hat are endorphinsD +how the chemical structure of one. >here do they come from, and what do they doD 5ead Jthe +tarH $y #rthur 1. 1larke. >rite a $rief summary of the story. >hat elements are formed in novas or supernovasD >hat chemical makes up the film on which movies are printed &not the light sensitive ones(D >hat was it made of in the 1;20sD >hy was this a pro$lemD >hatFs the $ig deal with ,C.D >hy wont you find it in a health food storeD >hat common su$stance contains theo$romineD 6raw the structure of this molecule, and the structure of caffeine. >hat does the similarity tell youD >hat is aspartameD 6raw the chemical structure, and give a $rief history of this molecule. >hat is estrogenD 6raw this molecule. ell where it comes from and what it does. >hat is progesteroneD 6raw this molecule. ell where it comes from and what it does. >hat is tetrodoto%inD 6raw this molecule. ell where it comes from and what it does. >hat is the chemical formula for sarinD 0or what is it usedD >hat does it doD >hat is the chemical formula for phosgeneD 0or what is it usedD >hat does it doD >hat is the chemical formula for mustard gasD 0or what is it usedD >hat does it doD >hatFs the latest news a$out diamond coatingsD .ow are they madeD 0or what are they usedD >rite a short $iography of Craham Young &a ,ritish criminal in the 1;90!s(. >hat eventually happened to himD .e was the su$ject of the semi-fictional &E distur$ingly funny( movie called Jthe Young -oisoner!s .and$ook.H >hat are the symptoms of thallium poisoningD >hat are the symptoms of antimony poisoningD >hatFs the story with 66 D >hat is its chemical formulaD >rite a short essay stating your opinion a$out testing new chemical products for people on animals. 'ake sure you $ack up your reasoning with facts. >hat is the connection $etween @oachim 6ipple, 0rankenstein, and the modern method of gas cham$er e%ecutionD 6onFt forget this is a chemistry <uestion. &-ossi$le source" G1onnectionsG $y @ames ,urke( >hat was the JBake =yos 6isasterDH ell me a$out the chemistry involved. 5ead J he hird Bi<uidH $y Asaac #simov &its an article in a $ook called Jthe -lanet that >asnFtH(. +ummari?e the article. 0or what does the human $ody use folic acidD >hat are the different types of transistorsD .ow do their component elements affect their properties in circuitsD >rite a $rief history of anesthesia. 5emem$er that this is a chemistry paperK 1ompare and contrast the chemistry of ether and laughing gas. ell me a$out artificial noses &for smelling, not appearance(. Ise the +eptem$er 1;;8 issue of 6iscover maga?ine as one of your references. 5ead J he Insafe 6eposit ,o%H $y Cerald 2ersh &its a science fiction short story from the 1;50!s(. Ise what you know a$out families and elements to discuss the degree of fiction involved. ell me a$out the chemical sta$ility of fluorine.

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