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1
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what is glass made of

A

mainly sand, SiO2

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2
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what are the two types of glass

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soda lime glass
borosilicate glass

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3
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what is soda lime glass used for

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windows, bottles, drinking glasses and vases

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4
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what are the properties of soda lime glass

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cheap
durable
transparent
brittle

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5
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what is borosilicate glass used for

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ovenware
laboratory glassware like test tubes, beakers and flasks

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what are the properties of glass

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transparent
hard but brittle
poor conductors of heat and electricity

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what are clay ceramics

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bricks, pottery, porcelain and china

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what are ceramic materials used to make

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wall tiles
bath tubs
sinks
toilets

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9
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properties of clay ceramics

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opaque
hard and strong, but brittle
good insulators
poor electrical insulators

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what is poly(ethene) used to make

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carrier bags, plastic bottles, cling film

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what is PVC used to make

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water pipes, window frames, insulation for electrical wires

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12
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what are the properties of polymers

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usually strong and chemically unreactive
poor electrical and thermal conductors
can be moulded into complex shapes

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13
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what are the magentic metals

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iron, nickel and cobalt

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what are the properties of metals

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strong
hard
shiny
high MP
good electrical and thermal conductors
malleable and ductile

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what is a composite material

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a mixture of two or more materials combines to produce a material with improved properties

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16
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what are examples of man made composites

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concrete, steel-reinforced concrete, plywood and safety glass

17
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what are some examples of natural composites

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wood and bone

18
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what are composites made of

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one material is the reinforcement and the other is the matrix

19
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what does the matrix do

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it surrounds and binds together fibres or fragments of the reinforcement

20
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why is a composite material stronger, harder tougher and more lightweight than a single material

A

it has useful properties from both the materials used to make it

21
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what is glass reinforced plastic used to make

A

boat hulls and car bodies

22
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what is safety glass used to make

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car windscreens as they are hard and rigid and don’t break into small pieces when impacted

23
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what is steel reinforced concrete used to make

A

construction of buildings as it is strong in tension and compression

24
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what is kevlar used to make

A

bulletproof vests

25
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what is carbon fibre reinforced polymer used to make

A

bodies of high performance bikes and racing cars

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