Well we aren’t alone; according to Villanova Health Service about 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine in one way or another every single day. Transition: So what is caffeine you generally think of it in‚ Coffee‚ tea‚ soda‚ and chocolate‚ and its part of almost all college students daily diet. I. Caffeine A. What is caffeine 1. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary caffeine is defined as a bitter alkaloid C8H10N4O2 (not that any of you care) found especially in coffee‚
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Caffeine is a xanthine alkoid compound that acts as a stimulant. In humans‚ caffeine can help with alertness and wards off drowsiness. Caffeine can be found in cocoa‚ coffee beans‚ and tea leaves. It can also be found in over the counter medication. One of the newest sources of caffeine are energy drinks. Many people drink caffeine making it very popular and a widely consumed product. Over 90% of the population consumes caffeine. Even though caffeine is very popular it has some negative effects to
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ALCOHOLS‚ ETHERS‚ AND PHENOLS Juris Marie G. Garcia Institute of Chemistry‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City Date Performed: February 27‚ 2015 Date Submitted: March 06‚ 2015 Answers to Questions: 1.) Balanced equations: A. Lucas Test Test Sample Equation Ethyl Alcohol C2H5OH + HCl + ZnCl2 C2H5Cl + H2O Isopropyl Alcohol (CH3) 2CHOH + HCl (CH3) 2CHCl + ZnC2 + H2O Tert-butyl Alcohol (CH3) 3COH + HCl + ZnCl2 (CH3) 3CCl + ZnCl2 +H2O Benzyl Alcohol C6H5CH2OH + HCl + ZnCl2
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Topic: Positive and Negative Effects of Caffeine General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech‚ my audience will be better informed of the many positive and negative effects on the human body when drinking an energy drink. I. Introduction A. Attention Grabber: It’s 2a.m and you haven’t even started on the communications assignment due in a couple of hours. You’re sleepy and tired because you just got out of a 12-hour shift over at work. What’s going to give you the energy
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2013 Informative Speech-Caffeine Outline Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about what caffeine is‚ the effects of it‚ and the withdrawal symptoms. Central Idea: Caffeine can be found in many places and comes in many forms. It can major effects on our body and we can experience major withdrawal symptoms. Introduction I. What does coffee‚ tea‚ soft drinks‚ chocolate‚ and a bottle of medications have in common? II. They all contain caffeine‚ and that’s what I’m going
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Billions of people all over the world consume caffeine‚ mainly in cups of coffee. Many of these same people consume caffeine on a daily basis. Is this constant consumption of caffeine hazardous to one’s health or is it positive to one’s health? These questions have been partially answered by many and are in the process of being fully answered by some. However‚ not all of these answers can be deemed as credible. There are a lot of misleading articles‚ web pages‚ and blogs that share their opinion
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How much alcohol do teens use? Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by teenagers in the United States. About half of junior high and senior high school students drink alcohol on a monthly basis‚ and 14% of teens have been intoxicated at least once in the past year. Nearly 8% of teens who drink say they drink at least five or more alcoholic drinks in a row (binge drink). What are the dangerous effects of alcohol use in teens? Just a few of the many dangerous effects of alcohol use in teens
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is green‚ when an alcohol is oxidized by the reagent. A change in color of the reagent from orange to green represents a positive test. Primary alcohols are oxidized by the reagent to carboxylic aicds; secondary alcohols are oxidized to ketones. Tertiary alcohols are not oxidized at all by the reagent. Hence‚ this reaction can be used to distinguish tertiary alcohols form primary and secondary alcohols. Procedures: 1. Place ethanol‚ isopropyl alcohol and tert-butyl alcohol in three different
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Alcohol Facts and statistics ( www.niaaa.nih.gov-2012 ) Global Burden of alcohol abuse‚ In 2012‚ 3.3 million deaths‚ or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4 percent for women)‚ were attributable to alcohol consumption.. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions‚ most notably alcohol dependence‚ liver cirrhosis‚ cancers‚ and injuries. In 2012‚ alcohol accounted for 5.1 percent of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide. Globally‚
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Measuring the effect of the concentration of caffeine on heartbeats. Caffeine is a stimulant which increases cardiac arrhythmia (improper heart rate) by increasing stress hormone (e.g. adrenaline) secretions. It also increases blood pressure which contributes to the blockage of receptors such as adenosine A1 and A2 receptors. The caffeine blocking receptors also blocks vasodilatory function‚ in which blood vessels become less dilated. Hence wise‚ caffeine is also known as a mild stimulant of the central
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