Week 2

Element of the Week

My element of the week is Manganese.  Its atomic number is 25.  According to an article I found, manganese is a metal resembling iron.  Its atomic mass is 54.9380 and it has a melting point of 1244 degrees.  The symbol for Manganese is Mn.

Ozone

When I asked people what they thought of ozone, pretty much the only answer I got was that it was something in our atmosphere that protects us from the suns rays which is kind of the way I thought about it.  I still don't completely understand ozone and how it is used in commercial applications.  

Periodic Table Websites

I thought for sure the periodic table would seem like a bunch of gibberish to me, but as soon as I started messing around on some of these websites, things started slowly coming back to me.  The spiral chart looked way too confusing and I clicked out of it as soon as I saw it.  I really liked the way that the interactive chart was set up.  The quiz was pretty cool, but I wasn't very good at it...I guess I don't remember THAT many.

Chemistry Quiz

I was pretty surprised that I actually did ok on the quiz.  The only question I got wrong was about milk being a mixture.  Now that I think about it, it makes total sense.  

Tina's Bio

Hello everyone!   I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona.  I left Arizona for college and went to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where I obtained a bachelor degree in Graphic Design with a minor in Art History.  I worked as a producer in visual effects for 3 years before deciding to make a change and study Chinese Medicine.  I went to Samra University (in LA) for a year before transferring to AIMC.  This is my 2nd trimester at AIMC.