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The Backbone of America's Military

Published on Apr 11, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The Backbone of America's Military

Claire Ivey 

Uranium(U) -chemical element
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
atomic number 92
silvery-white metal
actinide series

Mustard gas
(sulfur mustard)
Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide
vesicant gas
(it causes blistering)

Uranium

  • Uranium is used as nuclear power on aircraft carriers and submarines
  • The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was uranium
  • Uranium is used in radiation for cancer treatment
  • NIMITZ CVN 68-77 50 years
  • Submarine- 40 years
Photo by Ian E. Abbott

Mustard gas

  • Haber helped harness and discover the mustard gas warfare techniques
  • Hitler used mustard gas at concentration camps and did experiments on it's affects
  • Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide blocks cancer tumor growth

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