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congo celena huggins estebon mercado michelle travis

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gold au atomic model tungsten w atomic model electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 6s1 electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d6

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tantalum ta atomic model tin sn atomic model electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d5 electronic configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f4

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why do electronics need these four conflict minerals · they use these four conflict minerals mainly because none of the electronics would work · gold is used for the wiring on your phone gold is also the top highest value mineral in our electronics today · tungsten is used for vibration on your phone if you didn t have this then your phone wouldn t vibrate · tantalum is used to have your phone and your other electronic device have sound without the mineral then it would be silent · tin s main job is to circuit the board or keyboard of your electronic device without this then your phone wouldn t work properly.

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process of mining refining and use of conflict minerals · there s a group called the militia that runs the mines with the people in the group · once they find the conflict minerals that they need they smuggle the minerals through routes that people hardly use such as uganda · the militia then sell some of their products to other groups to get the money to get it through some of the checkpoints · once their through they send the minerals on boats to places to be refined such as thailand asia and china · once they get refined their processes to places all over the world such as the u.s and their built into the technology we used today it doesn t seem bad yet.

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the bad · the militia are very known for the war that started around 1998 during the process of mining and reefing the females were punished for not listening to the militia army and were either raped killed or both if you were against what they were doing then you were killed didn t matter who you were or how old you were · they didn t just use these conflict minerals for money they used them to get weapons so that their army was strong through it all.

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death rates · there was a survey released estimating that 45,000 people continue to die every month in the congo war · since the war started in 1998 more then 5.4 million were killed more then half of the deaths were kids younger then 5 years old · the estimated death rate 2012 will increase by 57

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process of recycling electronics · att&t offers you the option to bring in unwanted phones · best buy offers consumer electronics recycling programs that accepts most electronics including tv s.

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why should we recycle cell phones · cell phones contain toxic minerals that can pollute the environment the chemicals contained in cell phones and other electronics are harmful to humans and animals · some of the chemicals contained in the pbt s have been known to cause damage to the nervous system reproductive system and the developmental system the affects may cause cancer.

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t.m.h card a=a1+r · points 6x points for hotels 3x points for groceries 3x points for gas 1+14.24 2013 14.24 variable apr $0

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