Helium, Silicon, Lithium, and Iodine

Helium:
Atomic Number: 2
Valence Electrons: 2
Protons: 2
Neutrons: 2
Electrons: 2
 Helium is a nonmetal element on the periodic table. It is located in group 8A and period 1. Group 8A is also known as the noble gases, so named because of how little the elements it contains react with the other elements. Helium has the smallest atomic radius and is the most unreactive element on the periodic table. Helium is useful for its non-reactive properties and because it weighs less than air, aloowing whatever contains it to float.

Silicon:

Atomic Number: 14

Valence Electrons: 4

Protons: 14

Neutrons: 14

Electrons: 14

 Silicon is a metalloid element on the periodic table. A metalloid is an element that contains both the properties of metals and nonmetals. Silicon is in group 4A and period 3. Silicon is used for its ability to form into fibers, which allow it to be crafted into a plastic that is used in many household items, the most prominent of which is computer chips.

Lithium:

Atomic Number: 3

Valence Electrons: 1

Protons: 3

Neutrons: 3

Electrons: 3

Classification: Metal

Group: 1A, Alkali Metals

Period: 2

Uses: Batteries, treatment of depression



Iodine:

Atomic Number: 53

Valence Electrons: 7

Protons: 53

Neutrons: About 74

Classification: Nonmetal

Group: 7A, Halogens

Period: 5

Uses: Dietary supplement

Radiation, Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear energy.

Radiation:
 There are 3 main types of radiation; alpha, beta, and gamma. Alpha radiation has a positive charge that is represented by 2+. Beta radiation has a negative charge, which is represented by 1-. Gamma radiation has aneutral charge ans is often given off along with alpha radiation. Gamma radiation has no mass and it contains the highest amount of energy. Rafiation is energy released by unstable atoms, known as radioactive atoms, in an effort to become stable. Radiation is the only way to turn one element into another.

Fission/Fusion:

 Fission is a process by which one substance is seperated into smaller substances, usually into the different components that made up the original substance. Fusion is the combination of two substances in order to gain a larger amount of the substance or to create an entirely new substance.

Nuclear Energy:

 Nuclear energy is created when radioactive isotopes are used to create energy that heats water and causes it to turn into steam. The steam then turns a turbine, similar to that of a hydroelectric plant, and creates electricity. This is a highly effective way of creating energy because of the abundance of radioactive compounds and their high energy yields. Unfortunately, this method is not practical for producing all of the world's power. After an isotope has reacted it is no good for further energy production, though it retains its radioactivity and therefore becomes nuclear waste. There is no safe way to dispose of nuclear waste because the radiation it produces kills living cells, so all plants and animals exposed to it may die of radiation poisoning. Another fault of nuclear power is the devastating meltdowns of damaged or poorly managed power plants. When a meltdown occurs, all of the energy of the isotopes are released in one huge nuclear explosion that kills everything within a few miles around the plant. This and its production of radioctive waste make nuclear power an impractical option for an alternative energy source.





Recycling Factory

Dear City Official Gary,
 This is a response to the letter you sent me regarding the five tons of finely ground recyclables. Due to your snide remarks I find it necessary to explain to you how wrong you were about the validity of Owl Recycling Factory. The following is a list of the steps my competent company took to seperate the aluminum, steel, and plastic.

1. We placed all the materials on a conveyor belt.
2. The conveyor belt then went under a large and powerful electromagnet that lifted out all of the steel in the mixture, which we then collected.
3. The conveyor belt continued on to empty into a large tank of water, in which all the pieces of the milk jugs floated because they were less dense than the water, while the rest of the materials sank because they were more dense than the water.
4. The plastic was then skimmed off the top of the water and the rest of the materials were collected off the bottom of the tank and poured into another large tank filled with a sugar-water solution. The soda bottle fragments floated to the top of the soluton because they had a density of 1.4g/ml^3, while the solution had a density of 1.5 g/ml^3. The aluminum floated to the bottom of the tank because it was more dense than the solution.
5. Both materials were collected and all five seperated materials were recycled.

 So as you can clearly see Mr. City Official Gary Smith, the Owl Recycling Factory is a fine establishment that does good work with competent employees. So maybe you should consider this situation the next time you try to close us down because of "enormous employee-safety violations" or "gross disregard for public health and safety."
                                                         Sincerely, Filmore Oberkeit, CEO of Owl Recycling Factory

P.S. Why is it called a factory? We're not manufacturing recyclables.


This is similar to the method we used:

Why Chemistry is the most important science.

 Chemistry is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes, and everything that we interact with on Earth (except light) is made of matter. Therefore, Chemistry is the study of the components that make up everything on Earth (except light), which makes it the study of everything on Earth (except light) and how each thing reacts with all the other things. All other sciences are really just a subset of the studies conducted by chemists, they may have different objectives or subject matter, but they are all examining the same material that Chemistry already covers (except light; light scientists are the exception to this argument). Indeed, it is clear from all of this overwhelming, well written evidence that Chemistry is the most the most important of the sciences (except light science, which isn't included in chemistry [neither is the study of antimatter]). It is the most important because Chemistry encompasses all other types of science (except light science) because they all study matter, and Chemistry is the study of matter and the changes it undergoes.