Acknowledgements

We would like to thank first our Mentors, Dr. Anurag Saxena and Dr.Oksana Moshynska. Our science teacher Mrs. Johnston and school science coordinator Mrs. Cook. And last, but not least, our parents who helped us a lot.

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