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Cultural Conflicts: The Congo

Driving Question:
How can we as global citizens demonstrate the connection between consumer electronics and the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo so that people can be more aware of their responsibility when choosing to purchase electronic devices? By: Sarai D Lisa G Jada W Duygu C

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Cultural Conflicts:Cost of All

Death Rates

In 2009, death rates were moderate to severe in the DRC. With the rates being in between the 10-20 mark per every 1000 people.

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Cultural Conflicts:Cost of All Predict Death Toll

The death toll in 2013 increase to approximately 10.96 per 1000 people. This prediction was primarily based off the fact of technology only becoming more common and enhanced, therefore more of these conflict materials will be needed/used by manufacturers.

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Chemistry of Conflict Minerals
Gold:
Electron configuration: [Xe] 6s2, 4f14, 5d9 Place in the periodic table: 6th period, group IB, transition metal Color: Gold Average Atomic Mass: 196.9666 amu Electrons and Protons: 79 Neutrons: 118 Natural isotopes: 197Au At room temperature: solid

Electron configuration: Tungsten 2 14 4 [Xe]; 6s ; 4f ; 5d Place in the periodic table: 6th period, group VI; transition metal Color: silver Average Atomic Mass: 183.84 amus Electrons and protons: 74 Neutrons: 110 180 182 183 Natural isotopes: W; W; W; 184W; 186W At room temperature: solid

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Chemistry of Conflict Minerals Cont

Tantalum Electron configuration: [Xe]; 6s2; 4f14; 5d3 Place in periodic table: period, group VB; transition metal Color: silver Average Atomic Mass: 180.9 Electrons and protons: 73 Neutrons: 104 Natural isotopes: 180Ta; 181Ta At room temperature: solid

6th

Tin
Electron configuration: [Kr]; 5s2; 4d10; 5d2 Place in the periodic table: 5th period, group IV A; representative element Color: silver-gray Mass: 118.71 Electrons and protons: 50 Neutrons: 68Natural isotopes: 112Sn; 114Sn; 115Sn; 116Sn; 117Sn; 118Sn; 119Sn; 120Sn; 122Sn; 124Sn At room temperature: solid

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Cells Phones & Conflict Minerals

Recycling Process:
There are numerous ways for consumers of technology to recycle old, unwanted or unused products. 1. Cell phones can be recycled at local grocers with cell phone recycling boxes out for customer use. 2. Sell the items for cash

3. Return the items to the store so they can recycle the item properly for you.

Economic Impact:
The economic impact of cell phone and electronics in the DRC are : 1. An increase in revenue from overseas supporters, rise in income to high purchasers of minerals produced in the DRC such as manufacturers. 2. The majority of funds from this business goes towards the bloody wars on its very own country caused by rebels and members of the government. 3. Manufacturers although aware of the big issue still depend on the DRC to supply them with minerals used for their products such as cell phones, laptops, etc.

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Cultural Conflicts:Jewelry AD

Silver
Family Group 11 (IB) Transition Metal Electron Configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 3d9 Properties: Silver is soft metal;moulded into different shapes Silver is very pure form of metal so there are very little impurities It does not rust Non-reactive metal

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Mine,Refine, & Conflict Minerals

Mine- They are mined in the Congo. Refine-Then transported to Asia & distributed/ separated among the other minerals found. Conflict MineralsTin, Gold, Tungsten, Tantalum

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Mine,Refine, & Conflict Minerals

Physical Properties: Tin: Crystal Structure, Steel (grey), rigid. Gold: soft, dense, yellow Tungsten: brittle, steel-grey,hard Tantalum: dense, ductile, very hard