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...artificial volcanic eruptions are just two ideas being proposed. What action would you take to limit future warming and save the planet? And what would be the consequences for society? In this free course you will imagine a future in which humanity has taken radical action to tackle the climate crisis: by engineering the climate, using technology to ‘set the thermostat...

...artificial contrast agents. As you’ll see later, this involves the use of complexes of the element gadolinium. Where is gadolinium located in the Periodic Table? Gadolinium is an element from the f‑block – more specifically, it is a lanthanide...Metals in medicine: 3.5 Chemistry of the lanthanides - It was mentioned in the previous section that complexes of...

...artificial pineapple flavouring, is made from the reaction of butanoic acid with ethanol. There is a certain logic to the naming of these compounds. Note the endings on the names: -ic for the carboxylic acid, -ol for the alcohol and -ate for the ester. Because the other product is water, this type of reaction is known as a condensation reaction. (There are other...