carbon is also in water (an expansion of the previous post)

Remember the post about carbon? Carbon is also in water. Just joking! This little fishy's name is Carbon (and you can tell why). But really there is carbon in Carbon. If you look in the molecules of DNA in any animal you will see carbon. Also there is carbon in that plastic treasure chest. Carbon is used in plastics such as polyvinylchloride. In the blue paper backdrop there is carbon. Paper is made from trees which in turn, has carbon (like every living thing). One more thing. The filtration system (not shown) has a carbon filter. It helps clean the tank for Carbon, and all the other fishies in the tank (also not shown) but sometimes we have to clean the tank.

Carbon-It's Everywhere!

Carbon is element #6 on the periodic table. It is a member of group IV. Its symbol is C. Its atomic weight is 12.0. It is simple yet- it's everywhere! It's in you, it's in me, it's in your computer, it's in almost anything! in fact It's in well over 2,000,000 compounds! I will show six.

First on the list is Carbon Dioxide (CO2). For those of you unaccustomed to science, the Os are oxygen and the C is carbon. Carbon dioxide is a poisonous gas that we exhale. Luckily, trees neutralize the CO2 in the air. CO2 is used in fire extinguishers, because it prevents oxygen (O2) from reaching the fire (fire needs oxygen just like us). CO2 makes up a minute quantity of the air.

Methane. CH4. Here the H's are hydrogen. Methane is also a poisonous gas. It is found mostly on the planet Uranus but is also found on earth.  It is a member of the alkane  family. The alkanes are molecules with just carbon and hydrogen. Methane is the simplest of the alkanes, having one carbon atom. It reacts with the halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine).

The alkene family is kind of like the alkane family. Ethene is from the alkene family. It is written as CH2=CH2. The "=" means a double bond with the carbon atoms. Ethene is a colorless, sweet-smelling gas and is used in plastics.

This is ethyne. It is a member of the alkyne family. It cannot be written with this Mac I am using because it is written as CH(three lines above each other)CH. It has a triple bond between the two carbon atoms. It is also a gas and is the only common alkyne. It reacts very explosively with chlorine. It is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and other vinyl compounds.

Freon is a halogenoalkane (an alkane but instead of hydrogen, there are halogens present). Freon is also a chlorofluorocarbon (a compound of chlorine ( Cl), fluorine (F), and carbon). Freon used to be used as an aerosol propellant, but when holes in the ozone  layer were discovered they started using other propellants.

Calcium carbonate or if you prefer CaCO3. It is a crumbly, insoluble powder. This is chalk. Kiddies use it on your driveway (sidewalk chalk). It is used to obtain calcium oxide. It is also used to make cement and is used in building.


What would we do without carbon? Luckily, It's everywhere!!!!!

Michigan v.s. Illinois, the think I think about it

On Saturday Michigan played versus Illinois at the Big House. Michigan won in triple overtime but it was  very close. Final score, 67-65. 


On the first play from scrimmage Denard (or Shoelace) passed to Roy Roundtree, who scored on a 75 yard TOUCHDOWN. Michigan 7-0. Illinois' turn. They drive but are held to a FG and we're still up. Uncle Jeff counted that as half a stop. Illinois fumbles, Denard throws a pic and once more Illinois settles for a FG. Michigan 7-6. Another pic from Denard leads Illinois to a TOUCHDOWN. 2-point conversion is GOOD. 14-7. This game is so crazy that I can't keep track of all the scores but I'll show some highlights.


4th and 9 for Michigan on the Illinois 33. They go for it and TOUCHDOWN!!! ROY ROUNDTREE!!!!!


3rd down for Michigan Denard passes to Hemmingway, Houdini play on the sideline, Illinois forgets to tackle and TOUCHDOWN!!!!


Illinois 3rd and 6, Sheelhaase on the run, and Avery just kills him short of the 1st down. Illinois then MISSES A FG


Forcier throws a few yards into the end zone and TOUCHDOWN!!! MICHIGAN, STONTUM  with an in the air catch to tie this ballgame up.


Scheelhaase going for the 2-point conversion... And he's SACKED BY MOUTON!!!! MICHIGAN WINS!!!!! AND MICHIGAN WILL GO TO A BOWL!!!!!






There were more adventures on Saturday.  Here are a few:


#5Alabama lost at home to #12LSU, 24-21. 'Bama is only 7-2 compared to last year's 14-0.


#4TCU hammered #6Utah 47-7. Utah snapped a 21-game home winning streak(In my dream it was the Mormons v.s. the other Christians).


No one cares about the MAC but Akron is 0-10 after their 2OT loss to Ball State 37-30


#16 Michigan State whooped up Minnesota 31-8. State is #1 in the Big 10.


#15 Iowa squeaked past the Hoosiers 18-13.


JoePa had his 400th career victory over Northwestern 35-21. Backup QB Matt McGloin threw for 4 touchdowns.


The Big 10 standings are here:

1. Michigan State (5-1 Big 10 9-1 overall) 313 points scored all season, 188 allowed.
2. Wisconsin (4-1 Big 10 8-1 overall) 319 points scored all season, 175 allowed.
3. Ohio State (4-1 Big 10 8-1 overall) 378 points scored all season, 122 allowed
4. Iowa (4-1 Big 10 7-2 overall) 291 points scored all season, 129 allowed
5. Penn State (3-2 Big 10 6-3 overall) 218 points scored all season, 181 allowed
6. Illinois(3-3 Big 10 5-4 overall) 280 points scored all season, 201 allowed
7. Michigan (2-3 Big 10 6-3 overall) 350 points scored all season, 305 allowed
8. Northwestern (2-3 Big 10 6-3 overall) 234 points scored all season, 197 allowed
9. Purdue (2-3 Big 10 4-5 overall) 158 points scored all season, 249 allowed
10. Indiana (0-5 Big 10 4-5 overall) 248 points scored all season, 253 allowed
11. Minnesota (0-6 Big 10 1-9 overall) 213 points scored all season, 338 allowed