Sunday, February 27, 2011

Chloroform, the Wonderful Molecule!

Chloroform!
CHCl3 
 
 Do you ever have trouble sleeping at night? 
Do you toss and turn trying to catch a wink of sleep, then just wake up tired and exhausted in the morning? 
Suffer no more! 
Just put a little Chloroform in your handkerchief before bed and you are guaranteed the best sleep you have ever had!*

*Chloroform should never be used to help someone sleep for it is extremely dangerous to the human body. Side effects include nausea, headaches, and possible liver and kidney damage. 
  
Do you sleep just fine and get the suggested 8 hours of sleep every night?
Well don't worry! Chloroform has many other uses including

 Medical Purposes
Are you a doctor tired of your current anesthesia?
Do you want to change things up a bit? 
Try using Chloroform on your next patient to help numb them from the pain of their surgery!**
**Chloroform has recently been found to be toxic to the human body and should never be used as a type of anesthesia

Chloroform can even be used by Vetrinarians!
Do you prefer to help poor, sick animals over humans?
Do those poor, sick animals often have disgusting maggots in their wounds?

Then look no further than the wonderful Chloroform to kill all those nasty maggots! 

Chloroform can also be used in: 
  • Creating fluorocarbon-22 (a refrigerant)   
  • Photography as an industrial solvent
  • Dry cleaning as an industrial solvent 
  • The extraction and purification of some antibiotics  
These are just some of the many uses of the wonderful molecule Chloroform!

You know you want some, so
Pick it up at your local store today!
   
  

2 comments:

  1. This blog looks great, it is very neat and organized. The picture of the molecule is accurate because the molecule is a Tetrahedron and the arrows are correct based on the electronegativity values of H, C, and Cl. The molecule is indeed polar because the electrons are not evenly distributed throughout the molecule. The forces listed in this blog are correct because when CHCl3 reacts with itself, it uses dipole-dipole and London dispersion forces. Hydrogen bonding is not present because there is no N, O, or F atoms for H to bond with. The ad in this blog is very persuasive and makes me want to buy Chloroform because it lists many positive qualities of the element and how it can be used in everyday situations.

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  2. I really like the overall effect and appearance of your blog, they catch my eye. The Picture of your molecule is drawn correctly and easy to comprehend, the shape of your 3D structure of the molecule is correct as well. The intermolecular forces you listed as present between the cloroform molecule and one exactly like it are correct, the discription that is added to them is also a very nice touch. You were right in you statement that this molecule is polar on account of the unevenly distributed charges. I really liked your ad, the light sprited humor that you put into it really adds to the over all effect of your blog, good job!!!!!

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