1. By Sydney Waynick, Steven Prascius, and Hunter Montrose Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center – Warren Consolidated Schools

2. Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center is Spearheading Warren Consolidated School's Participation in SSEP

3.  Metal Organic Framework  Store natural gases  Cubic nature  Cubes  Octahedrons  Dodecahedrons  Tetra hexahedron

5.  Gas storage  Vehicles  Space flight  Humans are able to go further than ever before!  Carbon capture  Separating and purifying gases

6.  Gas molecules can be stored at a higher density on the surfaces of MOFs than in conventional tanks  Three-dimensional metal-organic framework with pore sizes in the nanometer range  Greater porosity = greater surface area  Rapid Development

7.  Chemical reaction between Ag and Cu  Cu(s) + 2Ag + (aq) → Cu 2+ (aq) + 2Ag(s)  Coiled Copper wire  Greatest surface area http://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/general-chemistry- principles-patterns-and-applications-v1.0/section_08_08.html

8.  Purpose  To determine the effect of microgravity on the formation of Silver Crystals  Hypothesis  We predict that the silver crystals will form the same as they do an earth in an environment with microgravity because the reaction does not depend on gravity.  Neutral buoyancy of water is similar to microgravity

9. Silver Nitrate5 mL water20 cm copper wire

10. 1) Prepare a 0.1 molar solution of Silver Nitrate 2) Pour the Silver Nitrate solution into the FME tube 3) Place clamp above the Sliver Nitrate solution on the tube 4) Place the 20cm long coiled copper wire above the clamp and seal the tube Silver nitrate solution

11.  Comparison:  Ground vs. Space sample  Size  Shape  Color

12.  Twining  Shape  Size

13.  Color  Tarnished / Untarnished

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15.  Dalton Transactions. "Dalton Transactions." Crystal Growth of Nanoporous Metal Organic Frameworks - (RSC Publishing). RSC Publishing, n.d. Web. 06 May 2013..  Helminstine, Annie M. "How To Grow Silver Crystals." About.com Chemistry. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2013..  "Porous Crystals for Natural Gas Storage." Porous Crystals for Natural Gas Storage. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2013. http://phys.org/news/2011-11- porous-crystals-natural-gas-storage.html .P, Falcaro. "Result Filters." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 06 May 2013..  Schroder, Martin. "Functional Metal-Organic Frameworks: Gas Storage, Separation and Catalysis." Springer.com. Springer, n.d. Web. 06 May 2013.http://www.springer.com/chemistry/organic chemistry/book/978-3- 642-14612-1