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what are the two ways of classifying natural resources?

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renewable or finite

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what are finite resources?

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ones that are being used up faster than they can be produced

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example of finite resources 4

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crude oil
limestone
metal ores
fossil fuels

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what are renewable resources?

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ones that are being produced at the same rate they are being used up

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example of renewable resources

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crops used to make biofuels

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advantages of mining metal ores 3

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useful products can be made
provides jobs for people
brings money into the area

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main disadvantage of mining metal ores 4

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uses loads of energy
scars landscape
destroys habitats
lots of waste

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how are crops used in polymerisation?

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ethene can be made from ethanol which can be made from fermenting sugar cane or sugar beet

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what are natural resources?

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ones that form without human input from earth, sea, land and air

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why are renewable resources now being used?

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sustainability - we must preserve the earth for future generations

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what is limestone used for?

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to make cement and concrete

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what is the aim of the reuse, reduce, recycle campaign?

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to reduce our waste, energy usage and use of limited resources

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why are ceramics fit for purpose? 3

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insulators of heat
brittle
stiff

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why are polymers fit for purpose? 3

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insulators
flexible
easily moulded

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why are metals fit for purpose? 3

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malleable
good conductors
ductile

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what is potable water?

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water that is safe to drink

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what are the 3 characteristics of safe water

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low levels of dissolved salts
pH between 6.5 and 8.5
no bacteria

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examples of uses of water 4

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drinking
solvent
coolant
washing

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process of collecting water from rain?

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rainwater falls to ground
collects as surface water in reservoirs or percolates through the ground into aquifers (rocks which trap water underground)

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why does rainwater need to be cleaned before drinking?

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it dissolves some gases in the air as it falls

when in contact with land, it will dissolve soluble materials too

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what are the two ways in which water is treated and why?

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filtration - to remove large solids

sterilisation - kills harmful microbes

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how is water sterilised?

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addition of chlorine or using ultraviolet light or ozone

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when do countries need to drink salt water?

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when there isn’t enough rain

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how to make salt water safe to drink?

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distillation

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how to distil salt water
heat the water will boil and form steam, leaving salt crystals below the steam will condense into water in the condenser
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how is reverse osmosis used to distil salty water?
the water is passed through a membrane which only allows water molecules to pass through
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process of cleaning water
passes through mesh to catch large objects as it enters water treatment works enters settlement tank - sand and soil settle out aluminium sulfate and lime added to water passes through fine mesh to remove any remaining particles of mud or silt chlorine is added to sterilise pH of water checked to ensure it is neutral stored in tanks and distributed to consumers
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process of treating sewage
1. screening - passes through mesh to remove large solids 2. moved to settlement tank - solid sediment is allowed to settle whilst liquid sits on top and flows into next tank 3. air is pumped into the tank to encourage bacteria to break down any harmful, organic matter in it 4. the useful bacteria settle as sediment, where it is removed and recycled
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what is the effluent in water treatment?
the water liquid above the sludge
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sources of waste water 3
the Haber process agricultural systems homes
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what happens to the sludge produced when treating sewage?
microorganisms anaerobically digest the organic matter | methane gas and biogas are produced
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what is the methane produced from anaerobic digestion used for?
energy source
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what is sludge from sewage treatment used for?
fertilisers
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what is the biogas produced from anaerobic digestion used for?
energy source
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what is a Life cycle assessment?
it looks at every stage of a product's life and assesses its impact on the environment
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where does copper come from
copper ores
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what are the two main methods of extracting copper from the core?
sulfuric acid is mixed with the ore to create copper sulfate before the copper metal is extracted smelting - copper ore is heated to a high temperature with air to produce impure copper
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what are the four stages of a products' life that has an effect on the environment that a life cycle assessment looks at?
getting raw materials manufacture and packaging using the product product disposal
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how is a life cycle assessment carried out? 2
looks at all the main energy and material inputs | the environmental impact of inputs and outputs
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examples of outputs of a life Cycle Assessment that impact the environment 3
emissions energy dissipation waste
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how can sourcing raw materials for a product impact the environment? 2
extraction leads to pollution | raw materials need to be processed which uses a lot of energy
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how can manufacturing and packaging a product have an impact on the environment? 2
uses a lot of energy | waste chemicals from manufacturing pollute environment
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how can using a product impact the environment? 2
the purpose of the product can impact the environment, for example fossil fuels being burnt or fertilisers leaching chemicals into streams the longer a product is used for, the more energy needed
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how can the way in which a product is disposed impact the environment? 3
often left in landfill sites- pollutes land and water products might be incinerated (air pollution) energy is used to transport waste to landfill = energy
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problems with LCAs? 2
selective LCAs which only show some information may be biased to make a company look better producing an LSA is subjective as it is the person's own opinions about how important an issue is/the impact an issue has that are published don't take into account cost or performance
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what is sustainable development?
an approach to development that ensures the needs of present society are met whilst preserving earth for future generations
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what are the aims of the reduce, reuse recycle campaign? 3
to reduce our use of limited resources to reduce the waste we produce to reduce our use of energy
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why is it important to recycle metals?
mining and extracting metals takes a lot of energy - produced by fossil fuels recycling uses much less energy and is therefore cheaper
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how is aluminium sourced?
extracting from aluminium oxide at high temperatures by electrolysis
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how are metals recycled?
they are melted down and cast in the shape of the new product
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why is extracting iron so bad
most of the energy needed comes from burning fossil fuels
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what is a blast furnace used for?
extracts iron from its ore at a high temperature using carbon
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why is the recycling of copper often more difficult?
it is often alloyed with other metals, eg zinc to make brass
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how can recycling glass help sustainability?
reduces the amount of energy needed to make new glass | reduces the waste created when glass is thrown away
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why are glass bottles especially easy to recycle?
they can often be reused without reshaping
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process of recycling glass
separated by colour and chemical composition glass is crushed and melted it is then reshaped for use in new glass products
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3 benefits of recycling metals
conserves limited supply of metal ores reduces energy/pollution when creating metal reduces waste
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problems with mining 3
huge pits are left behind that scar the landscape destroy habitats groundwater can become acidic
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what greenhouse gas is released in the extraction of iron?
CO2
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one way in which chemists have helped sustainability?
catalysts reduce the amount of energy required for certain industrial processes
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what is thermal decomposition?
when the bonds in reactants break because they are being exposed to high temperatures
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describe the main process used to maintain pure copper?
copper ore is mined copper ore is smelted (heated to a high temperature in air which produces impure copper) impure copper is used as positive electrode in electrolysis
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3 main problems of smelting copper
uses huge amounts of energy and electricity - expensive pollution of environment
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why is electrolysis used to produce pure copper from impure copper?
impure copper used as positive electrode metal ions are always positively charged therefore they are attracted to and deposited at the negative electrode
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half equation for the electrolysis of copper at the positive electrode?
Cu (s) -> Cu2+ (aq) +2e-
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what happens at the negative electrode in the electrolysis of copper?
oxidation
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what happens at the positive electrode in the electrolysis of copper?
reduction
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half equation for the electrolysis of copper at the negative electrode?
Cu2+ (aq) + 2e- -> Cu(s)
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how can iron be used to extract copper from copper sulfate solution?
iron displaces copper from its solutions
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equation for iron + copper sulfate
iron + copper (II) sulfate -> iron (II) sulfate + copper
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ionic equation for iron + copper sulfate
Fe(s) + Cu2+ (aq) ->Fe2+ (aq) +Cu (s)
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what are the two new ways of extracting copper from LOW-GRADE ORES?
bioleaching | phytomining
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process of phytomining
plants are grown in soil that contains copper it builds up in leaves as plants can't use it plants are burned copper extracted from copper compounds in ash the copper ions can be leached by adding sulfuric acid this makes a solution of copper sulfate displacement by iron and then electrolysis = pure copper
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process of bioleaching
bacteria feed on low-grade metal ores they convert copper compounds in the ore into soluble copper compounds the solution of copper ions produced (leachate) can be used in a displacement reaction with iron, then electrolysis to produce pure copper metal
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why is only 20% of copper currently created by bioleaching?
it is very slow

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