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Acid Reactions and Combustions Flashcards

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Chemical reaction

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A process in which one or more substances are changes into others by their atoms being rearranged.

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Salt

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The substance formed when an acid reacts with a base

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Hydrogen

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The atom present in all acids

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Reactivity

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How reactive a substance is

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Carbonate

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A type of compound containing carbon and oxygen

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Carbon dioxide

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The gas in the air used by plants to make food. It is produced during respiration, by burning fossil fuels or by acids reacting with metal carbonates.

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Limewater

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A solution used to test for the presence of carbon dioxide.

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Indigestion

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Disruption of the digestion process often resulting in too much acid being produced

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Heartburn

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When acid from the stomach irritates the upper digestive tract.

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Antacid

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A substance that neutralises stomach acid.

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Base

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A substance that neutralises an acid

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Neutralisation

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When an acid and an base react to form a salt and water and the resulting product has a pH of 7

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Fertiliser

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A chemical put on soil to increase soil fertility and allow better growth of crop plants

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Misconception

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A common idea that people share that is inaccurate

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Fuel

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A material that is burned to release its energy

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Combustion

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The process of burning

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Fire triangle

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A model to show the three things needed for a fire - heat, fuel and oxygen

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Exothermic

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A chemical reaction in which heat energy is given out

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Energy

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Something has energy if it has the ability to make something happen when the energy is transferred

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Alcohol

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A liquid chemical such as ethanol which can be used as a biofuel

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Sulfur dioxide

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Is produced when sulfur is oxidised during the combustion of some fossil fuels and is one of the main gases that produces acid rain.

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Acid rain

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Rainwater that is made acidic by pollutant gases e.g. sulfur dioxide.

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