Chapter 10: Take two elements, call me in the morning

1. Why is copper so important? List reasons from the Text and from your research .
 Copper is so important for various reasons. Some of them include being 90% of the penny and being part of the tubing for air conditioning.

2.  Explain electron spin and how this property makes gadolinium so effective at MRIs.
 I didn't really get the whole electron spin. All I know is that gadolinium interferes with the magnetic fields and somehow makes the foreign  object appear whitish.

3.  Take a look at the "blue man " on the Internet by typing in Argyria.
I looked at it for about an hour...

4.  What other common sulfa drugs are there besides sulphonamide?
 Other common drugs besides sulphonamide are :

Sulfonamide drug classes/individual drugs that may cause allergic reactions
Sulfonamide Antibiotics sulfadiazine sulfamethoxazole sulfasalazine sulfisoxazole sulfacetamide sulfanilamide sulfathiazole sulfabenzamide	Thiazide Diuretics hydrochlorothiazide chlorthiazide metolazone chlorthalidone indapamide methyclothiazide	Loop Diuretics furosemide	Sulfonylureas chlorpropamide tolbutamide tolazamide glipizide glyburide	Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors acetazolamide

5.  What is the chiral opposite of L- dopa called.?
 Apparently the chiral opposite of L-Dopa is called D-Dopa,

6.   Read the paragraph on p . 195 entitled " surgical strikes without surgery" and discuss your thoughts based on facts only.
 I think that what John Kanzuis proposed might seem like a very efficient way of treating cancer. Although his experiment was nonetheless improperly done, if it works in other tests, it can be another treatment for cancer.