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Chemistry: Writing Complete Equations

Writing Complete EquationsChemistryChemical EquationsLet's Make Chili!Getting Our IngredientsHow Much of Each Ingredient Do We Need?Writing Complete EquationsAdding Variety to Our MenuPredicting…

Oil in the Caspian Region

Source: Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration. The Caspian Sea region has become a central focal point for untapped oil and natural gas…

Recalls

Several federal agencies enforce product-safety regulations and provide recall information. Central access to recall information is at www.recalls.gov . Consumer products: U.S. Consumer Product…

common law

(Encyclopedia) common law, system of law that prevails in England and in countries colonized by England. The name is derived from the medieval theory that the law administered by the king's courts…

copyright

(Encyclopedia) copyright, right granted by statute to the author or originator of certain literary, artistic, and musical productions whereby for a limited period of time he or she controls the use…

hydrogen bomb

(Encyclopedia) hydrogen bomb or H-bomb, weapon deriving a large portion of its energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes. In an atomic bomb, uranium or plutonium is split into lighter…

Locke, John

(Encyclopedia) Locke, JohnLocke, Johnlŏk [key], 1632–1704, English philosopher, founder of British empiricism. Locke summed up the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its right to…

arbitration

(Encyclopedia) arbitration, industrial, method of settling disputes between two parties by seeking and accepting the decision of a third party. Arbritration differs from mediation in that the…