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Chemistry In Our Lives Flashcards

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Chemist

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A person who actually Manufactures medicine in the laboratory

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Pharmacist

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He/she gives the medicine

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Pharmacy

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Is the building a pharmacist works in

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Rubber

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Naturally occurring plastic

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Natural materials

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Wool,water,silk,crude oil,cotton,fur

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Synthetic materials

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Artificial or man-made 
EG nylon(tights),polyester(shirt),polythene(plastic bags ,glass, terylene(crease free), acrylic(yarn) and melamine (plastic plates)
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Plastics are made from:

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Crude oil

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Fossil fuels

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Are formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. E.G. Coal, oil and gas

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Methane

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Natural gas is mainly methane (CH4)

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Hydrocarbons

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All fossil fuels are made mainly of the elements hydrogen and carbon

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Fossil fuels produce

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) when burned

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Sulphur Dioxide

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(SO2) is released on burning of some fossil fuels (coal and oil) which contain sulfur compounds

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Acid rain

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Sulfur dioxide combines with rainwater to form sulfuric acid

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Acid rain (harm)

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Kills fish,plants and erodes buildings

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Fuel

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A substance that burns in oxygen to produce heat is called a fuel

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Fire triangle for a fire to happen you need:

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Fuel
Heat
Oxygen
A fire can be put out by removing one of these,can use water,sand or carbon dioxide

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Polythene

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Tough,waxy plastic used around electric cables and for plastic bags

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Polystyrene

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Packaging,for drinking cups, and also for insulation in cavity walls of houses

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PVC

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Drains and pipes,and the cladding on the walls of houses

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Synthetic materials

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Advantages 
Lighter,cheaper,easier to look after
Disadvantages 
Non-biodegradable 
If we reuse or recycle out plastics then this disadvantage can be overcome
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Monomers

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Plastics are made from these chemicals

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