Chapter 11 Flashcards

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_______: 2 different metals fused together. The metals expand at different rates, so they fuse/bend.

  • thermostats use these
  • furnance is on when Hg is on the right side
  • it’s shut off when it’s on the left side.
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Bi-metal strip

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What is a bi-metal strip?

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2 different metals fused together. The metals expand at different rates, so they fuse/bend.

  • thermostats use these
  • furnance is on when Hg is on the right side
  • it’s shut off when it’s on the left side.
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BI- METAL STRIP: 2 different metals ______. The metals expand at different rates, so they fuse/bend.

  • thermostats use these
  • furnance is on when Hg is on the right side
  • it’s shut off when it’s on the left side.
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Fuse together

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BI-METAL STRIP: 2 different metals FUSE TOGETHER. The metals expand at different rates, so they fuse/bend.

  • _______use these
  • furnance is on when Hg is on the ____
  • it’s shut off when it’s on the ____
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Thermostats
Right side
Left side

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BI-METAL STRIP: 2 different metals fused together. The metals expand at different rates, so they _______

  • thermostats use these
  • furnance is on when Hg is on the right side
  • it’s shut off when it’s on the left side.
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Fuse/bend

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________: don’t exist unless they’re ions because they have 1 extra electron.

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Alkali metals

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ALKALI METALS: don’t exist unless they’re _____ because they have 1 extra electron.

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Ions

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_______________

  • electrodes
  • Na+ give off quanta in yellow spectra : this is why they’re yellow lights
  • yellow street lights are better than white because the human eye sees yellow/green light best
  • uses less electricity. Produces more light
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Sodium vapor lamps

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_______
Uses:
1.)medicine: LiCl (Lithium Chloride)
-used for mental/ bipolar/ manic symptoms.
How it works: Li+ replaces K+; Li+ does not transmit nerve signals as well/quickly as K+.
-patient compliance is essential
2.) aircraft bodies
-lithium/ aluminum alloys produce lightweight metals

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Lithium

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LITHIUM
Uses:
1.)_________: LiCl (Lithium Chloride)
-used for mental/ bipolar/ manic symptoms.
How it works: Li+ replaces K+; Li+ does not transmit nerve signals as well/quickly as K+.
-patient compliance is essential
2.) ______
-lithium/ aluminum alloys produce lightweight metals

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Medicine

Aircraft bodies

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LITHIUM 
Uses: 
1.)medicine: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
-used for \_\_\_\_/ bipolar/ manic symptoms.
How it works: Li+ replaces K+; Li+ does not transmit nerve signals as well/quickly as K+.
-patient compliance is essential 
2.) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
-lithium/ aluminum alloys produce \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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LiCl (Lithium Chloride)
Mental

Aircraft bodies
Lightweight metals

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Coke and charcoal both include ______

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Carbon

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____:coal burned without oxygen

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Coke

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_______:wood burned without oxygen

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Charcoal

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______:large chunks of iron.

Brittle cracks easily

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Pig iron

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____:react with and remove impurities

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CaCO3

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Iron—-> __

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Steel

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Steel= _____+____

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Iron

Carbon

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Steel= iron+carbon
-the more _____ the harder the steel is
- 0.2% carbon = mild/soft steel
Uses: I-beams, drill bits

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Steel= iron+carbon
-the more carbon the harder the steel is
- 0.2% carbon = mild/soft steel
Uses: _________,_______

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I-beams

Drill bits

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______: a mixture of 2 or more metals melted together

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________: (softening) - heated up; cooled slowly

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____: cold working/cold rolling.

  • pound steel (cold) into a new shape.
  • put stress into steel
  • HEAT TREATING: Heat up and cool rapidly
  • SURFACE HARDENING: pure carbon onto surface of steel (cause hardening)
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HARDENING: cold working/cold rolling.

  • pound steel (cold) into a new shape.
  • put stress into steel
  • ___________:Heat up and cool rapidly
  • ____________:pure carbon onto surface of steel (cause hardening)
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Heat treating

Surface hardening

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______: copper + zinc
Brass
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_____: copper + tin
Bronze
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Brass: ______+______
Copper | Zinc
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bronze: ____+ _____
Copper | Tin
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What are the 3 precious metals?
Silver Gold Platinum
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What are the precious metals:silver, gold, platinum. | Characteristics?
Shiny Durable Malleable Rare
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______________: rinse off rock, find/collect gold flakes. Gold (Au) : is heavy so it falls into the grooves. The sand washes away. Gold doesn't TARNISH or OXIDIZE (valuable). It's the most malleable metal.
Panning/sluicing
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PANNING/SLUICING : ______________________ Gold (Au) : is heavy so it falls into the grooves. The sand washes away. Gold doesn't ___ or ______ (valuable). It's the most malleable metal.
Rinse off rock, find/collect gold flakes Tarnish Oxidize
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__________:au- pounded into thin layers only a few atoms thick. -squares packed in tissue paper. Used by sign makers.
Gold leaf
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GOLD LEAF: au- pounded into ______only a few atoms thick. | -squares packed in tissue paper. Used by SIGN MAKERS
Thin layers
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_______: 24K = 100% gold (for selling) -can be mixed with other metals to harden it. Ex: Ni -good conductor because it won't OXIDIZE
Carats
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CARATS : ____ = 100% gold (for selling) -can be mixed with other metals to HARDEN IT Ex: Ni -good conductor because it won't OXIDIZE
24 k
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______: excellent conductor of electricity - malleable - backs up $currency$ - fillings in teeth- amalgam: silver & Mercury
Silver
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SILVER: excellent conductor of electricity - malleable - backs up ________ - fillings in teeth- _______: ______& ______
Currency Amalgam Silver Mercury
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_________: "white gold" - catalytic converters - gases make platinum wire glow hot - less pollution-lower emission
Platinum
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PLATINUM:_________ - ______________ - gases make platinum wire glow hot - LESS POLLUTION-LOWER EMISSION
White gold | Catalytic converters
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_________: 7.5% of the earth's crust | - found in Bauxite
Aluminum
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ALUMINUM: ____% of the earth's crust | - found in _______
7.5% | Bauxite
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_____: (Pb)- large/heavy atom | Source: breakdown of radioactive isotopes-Uranium
Lead
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LEAD (Pb)- _____________ | The source of lead is the breakdown of radioactive
Large/heavy atom
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LEAD (Pb)- LARGE/HEAVY ATOM The source of lead is the ____________________ URANIUM FUEL: depleted uranium --> old - metals Armor, bullets, machine gas
Breakdown of radioactive isotopes-uranium
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_________:depleted uranium ---> old-metals | Armor, bullets, machine gas
Uranium fuel
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Uranium fuel......
Depleted uranium---> old-metals | Armor, bullets, machine gas