A single CFC molecule is about ten thousand times more efficient at exacerbating greenhouse effects

than a molecule of carbon dioxide-and carbon dioxide is of course no slouch itself as a greenhouse
gas.
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Dopa is used in the treatment of Parkinson disease. Parkinson disease is believed to be related to
low levels of dopamine in certain parts of the brain. When dopa is taken by mouth, it crosses through
the blood-brain barrier. Once it has crossed from the bloodstream into the brain, it is converted to
dopamine Dopamine is a precursor (forerunner) of adrenaline and a closely related molecule,
noradrenaline. Dopamine is formed by the decarboxylation (removal of a carboxyl group) from dopa.
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Thomas Midgley Jr. was a highly decorated chemist best known for his work with "no-knock" or leaded gasoline and
the greenhouse gas Freon.

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TRIVIA 1: A single ___ molecule is about ten thousand times more efficient at exacerbating
greenhouse effects than a molecule of carbon dioxide-and carbon dioxide is of course no slouch itself
as a greenhouse gas.
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Sulfur dioxide
c. CFC
d. Methane
TRIVIA 2: Dopa (L-Dopa is used in the treatment of Parkinson disease. Parkinson disease is
believed to be related to low levels of dopamine in certain parts of the brain. When Dopa is taken by
mouth, it crosses through the blood-brain barrier. Once it has crossed from the bloodstream into the
brain, it is converted to dopamine. What is the reaction Dopa undergo to become a Dopamine.

a) Decarboxylation (removal of a carboxyl group)
b) Deamination (removal of an amino group)
c) Dehydration
Trivia 3: A highly decorated chemist best known for his work with "no-knock" or leaded gasoline and
the greenhouse gas Freon.
a) Marie Curie
b) Horace Lawson Hunley
c) Henry Smolinski
d) Thomas Midgley Jr.