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We live today in a computer age, which has meant some startling changes in the ways we understand freedom, creativity and language. This major book looks at the implications. 

While Eq. III-18 has been verified for small droplets, attempts to do so for liquids in capillaries (where Rm is negative and there should be a pressure reduction) have led to startling discrepancies. Potential problems include the presence of impurities leached from the capillary walls and allowance for the film of adsorbed vapor that should be present (see Chapter X). There is room for another real effect arising from structural peiturbations in the liquid induced by the vicinity of the solid capillary wall (see Chapter VI). Fisher and Israelachvili [19] review much of the literature on the verification of the Kelvin equation and report confirmatory measurements for liquid bridges between crossed mica cylinders. The situation is similar to that of the meniscus in a capillary since Rm is negative some of their results are shown in Fig. III-3. Studies in capillaries have been reviewed by Melrose [20] who concludes that the Kelvin equation is obeyed for radii at least down to 1 fim. 

M. S. Tswett, the Polish botanist, in 1906 used adsorption columns in his investigations of plant pigments. It was not untU about 1930 that the method was used extensively by chemists. The most startling results have been obtained in the fields of plant pigments and natural products, but... 

METHOD 8 A very promising and tasty looking method contributed by some person named Feck. Don t know who or where this guy came from. But one day a care package with some very startling research articles appears in Strike s mailbox from this Feck character. This one was the best because it actually used P2P as an experimental subject [54]. So you already know the method works on our favorite ketone species ... 

Dipole moments seem to exert a sort of fascination on theoretical chemists, who often check their calculations by comparing their calculated values of the dipole moment with the experimental ones. This is particularly startling since the experimental dipole moments generally arise from dielectric data (63PMH(1)189) and thus only the modulus is known. 

Step 9.1 Identify the Effluent Discharge Points. Determine the points at which wastewater leaves the site. Wastewater may go to an effluent treatment plant, directly to a public sewer, or directly to a watercourse. One factor that is often overlooked in audits is the use of several discharge points. It is important to identify the location, type, and size of all discharge flows. Identify where flows from different unit operations or process areas contribute to the overall flow. In this way, it is possible to piece together the drainage network for the site. This can lead to startling discoveries of what goes where ... 

The most startling fact revealed in Table 4-IV is the drastic deviation from PV = 24.5 that occurs when the pressure is raised above 9.800 atmospheres. Suddenly the relation PV = a constant is no longer applicable. Here... 

Bohr s quantum numbers (n, l, m) have fully entered chemistry, and every chemistry student learns about the symbols Is, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 3d etc. It is hence a startling fact that the simple energy rule has not entered any major chemistry textbooks, as far as I know, and it is still this rule which gives the first explanation of the occurrence of the transition metals, the rare-earth metals, and the over-all structure of the electronic shells of atoms, (p.334). 

Characteristic of most equations for surface-controlled kinetics, as opposed to diffusion-controlled kinetics, are a number of partial pressure terms, often to high powers. When large changes in partial pressures are made, differences between the observed and the calculated reaction can easily equal a factor of 1000 or more. When diffusion-type kinetics are used, one seldom finds differences exceeding a factor of two or three. While this may not seem very accurate, comparison of the two methods is rather startling. 

For RDX and TNT a modern form of the UD EOS (JCZ-3) was used (Ref ). Note that this EOS gives substantial amounts of NH3 in the products. This is rather startling since the JCZ-3 calcns give lower pressures and higher temps than BKW calcns. Both these effects are in the direction of reducing rather than increasing the amount of NH3 formed, unless... 

A sodium-sulfur cell is one of the more startling batteries (Fig. 12.23). It has liquid reactants (sodium and sulfur) and a solid electrolyte (a porous aluminum oxide ceramic) it must operate at a temperature of about 320°C and it is highly dangerous in case of breakage. Because sodium has a low density, these cells have a very high specific energy. Their most common application is to power electric... 

Davis M Mescaline excitatory effects on acoustic startle are blocked by serotonin 2 antagonists. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 93 286—291, 1987 DishotskyNI, LoughamWD, Mogar RE, et al LSD and genetic damage. Science 172 431 40, 1971... 

Try not to touch them. If they are asleep and woke up startled, they may think they are being attacked and react with violence. If they are injured your shaking may do them even more harm. 

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