With Reference to "Encountering the Past: the Metric System," Explain

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Essay

With reference to "Encountering the Past: The Metric System," explain how the introduction of the metric system reflected the ideas of the Enlightenment.Relate this to other measures undertaken by the government of France during the Revolution.

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Definitions:

Enzyme Concentration

The amount of enzyme present in a solution, which affects the rate of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.

Energy Of Activation

The minimum amount of energy that reacting species must have in order to undergo a specified reaction.

Enzyme

Biological molecules (typically proteins) that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within cells.

Oxidized

Pertains to a process where a substance loses electrons or gains oxygen, often resulting in a change in physical and chemical properties.