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Chemistry in Our Lives Flashcards

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Chemist

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Is a person who actually manufactures medicine in the laboratory

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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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Rubber is a naturally occurring plastic

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Natural Materials

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Wool, water, crude oil, cotton & silk

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Synthetic Materials

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Artificial or man made examples nylon(tights) , polyester (shirts) polythene (plastic bags) ,glass ,terylene (crease free clothes), acrylic (yarn), & melamine (plastic plates)

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Plastics are made from

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crude oil it is a man made substance

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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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Hydrocarbons

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

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Methane

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Natural gas is mainly Meathane

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Fossil fuels produce ?

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Carbon Dioxide and water when burned

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The Gas Sulphur dioxide is released

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On burning of some fossil fuels (coal and oil) which contain sulphur compounds

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Acid rain

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Sulphur Dioxide combines with rainwater to form acid causing acid rain

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Consequences of Acid Rain

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Kills Fish is harmful to plants and erodes limestone buildings

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Fuel

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A substance that burns in oxogen 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 and Oxygen A fire can be put out by removing one of these , can use water sand or carbon dioxide

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Properties of plastic

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Easily moulded into different shapes 
Durable
Waterproof
Comes  hard and soft
Easy to clean  
Light weight
They're insulators
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Polythene

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Tough waxy plastic used around electric cables and plastic bags

18
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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

20
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Pharmacist

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Take a doctors prescription. He/She also dispenses the medicine.

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