Chemistry for Biologists: Some basic chemistry
Some basic chemistry
Living organisms and chemistry
Biology is about living things - organisms. All living organisms are made of chemicals. To understand biological substances and the changes that take place in living organisms you need a good knowledge of the underlying chemistry. We will build up a picture of the chemicals that make up living organisms by starting small and getting bigger.
The starting point is atoms - the building blocks of all matter. We will then look at how these come together to make elements and compounds.
<h2>Right answer: Doldrums</h2>
These are also called zones of equatorial calm and it is due a climatic phenomenon that is placed near the Earth equator, attributed to the soft winds, that are called calm winds as well; accompanied by systems of abundant rains and heat.
In this area periods of great calm occur when the winds virtually disappear completely, trapping the sailing ships for long periods (days or weeks). This is why the term <em>doldrum</em> became popular as a colloquial expression in the eighteenth century, to refer to "<em>the caprice of the wind that slows down the navigation to sail".
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The zone is located in the place where two trade winds meet, this means the trade winds of the northern hemisphere <u>converge</u> with those of the southern hemisphere, that is why this region is related to the <u>intertropical convergence zone</u>.
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the horizontal velocity would be equal to
Vh = sin (40) /60
= 0.74 * 60
= 44
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the Vertical velocity would be equal to
<span>Vv = cos(40) * 60
=40</span>
In order to recreate the process of energy production that takes place in the Sun, scientists use nuclear fusion.
