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Key Words 1 Flashcards

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Alkali

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Soluble base

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Acid rain

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Rain that is more acidic due to sulphur dioxides and nitrogen dioxides dissolved in it

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Alkane

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A hydrocarbon with only single bonds between two carbon atoms

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Alkene

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Hydrocarbon with at least one double bond between carbons atoms

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Alloy

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Mixture of metals

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Alloy steel

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An all alloy of iron with other metals (steel itself is not an alloy

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Antacid

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A compound that is used to neutralize acid in the stomach

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Aqueous solution

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Liquid formed when a substance dissolves in water

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Atom

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The smallest part of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction

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Biodiesel

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Diesel fuel made from plant material

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Biofuel

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Any fuel made from animal or plant material

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Biogas

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Methane made by animal manure or biodegradable waste from homes and farms

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Boiling point

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The temperature at which all of a substance turns into a gas

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Bonds

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Forces of attraction holding atoms together in a molecule

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Bromine test

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A test for saturation, it turns colourless

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Chalk

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Sedimentary rock, mostly calcium carbonate made from the remains of marine micro organisms

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Combustion

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Chemical reaction when substances burn, combining with oxygen to produce heat and waste products

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Complete combustion

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Combustion of hydrocarbons with enough oxygen present to convert all the fuel into carbon dioxide and water

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Compound

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A substance containing two or more elements chemically bound

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Cracking

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Splitting up long hydrocarbon molecules into shorter ones

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Crude oil

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A mixture of hydrocarbons formed from dead microscopic organisms by heat and pressure over millions of years

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