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• Soap
  Soap consists of sodium or potassium [[salt (chemistry)|salt]]s of fatty acids and is obtained by reacting common oils or fats wit ...ase particles and allow them to be dissolved in water. Applied to a soiled surface, soapy water effectively holds particles in colloidal suspension so it can
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• Wood Gas
  ...extensive gas cleaning in order to remove or convert (i.e. to [[Cracking (chemistry)|"crack"]]) tars and particles. The removal of tar is often accomplished by ...is combusted, then reduced to carbon monoxide by the residual char on the surface. The resulting gas is then burnt by heated secondary air coming up a conce
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• Clindamycin
  ...with registration] at [[Medscape]]</ref> it may also induce changes in the surface structure of bacteria that make them more sensitive to [[immune system]] at == Chemistry ==
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• Activated carbon
  ...processed to make it extremely [[porous]] and thus to have a very large [[surface area]] available for [[adsorption]] or [[chemical reaction]]s.<ref>[http:// ...ufficient activation for useful applications may come solely from the high surface area, though further chemical treatment often enhances the absorbing proper
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• Aspirin
  ...mall intestine]], aspirin is rapidly absorbed there owing to the increased surface area, which in turn allows more of the salicylate to dissolve. Owing to the ==Chemistry==
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• Prussian blue
  ...lleman: [http://books.google.com/books?id=vEwj1WZKThEC&pg=PA1444 Inorganic chemistry], p.1444. Academic Press, 2001; Google books</ref><br /> ...ition Metal Cyanide Compounds: Modern Perspectives", Progress in Inorganic Chemistry, 1997, 45, 283-391.</ref>. Despite being one of the oldest known synthetic
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• Acetic acid
  ...ell. It is a [[weak acid]], in that it is only a partially [[dissociation (chemistry)|dissociated]] acid in an [[aqueous solution]]. Pure, [[water]]-free acetic ...= Martin|first = Geoffrey|year = 1917|title = Industrial and Manufacturing Chemistry|edition = Part 1, Organic|location = London|publisher = Crosby Lockwood|pag
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• Mercury (element)
  ...Why is mercury a liquid at STP?| accessdate=May 1, 2007| publisher=General Chemistry Online at Frostburg State University| author=Senese, F}}</ref><ref name="No ...3</sup>) floats in mercury due to the combination of the buoyant force and surface tension.]]
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• Paracetamol
  [[Image:Polar-surface-area.png|thumb|[[Polar surface area|PSA]] of the paracetamol molecule]] ...r less equally activated. The conjugation also greatly reduces the [[base (chemistry)|basicity]] of the oxygens and the nitrogen, while making the hydroxyl acid
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• Sodium chloride
  ...ula|formula]] [[Sodium|Na]][[Chloride|Cl]]. Sodium chloride is the [[salt (chemistry)|salt]] most responsible for the salinity of the [[ocean]] and of the [[ext ...e environment?]</ref> An alternative is to spread rough sand on ice so the surface is not slippery.
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• Plastic recycling
  ...a temperature below 220 degrees C (428 °F) to avoid pollution. This road surface is claimed to be very durable and monsoon rain resistant. The plastic is s ...ed to use PIC labels in some countries/regions <ref>{{cite book|title=Holt Chemistry (Florida edition)|publisher=Holt, Rinehart, and Winston|year=2006|isbn=0-03
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• Rebar
  ...oating can lead to intensified local chemical reactions not visible at the surface. ...ing are re-rolled rail steel & re-rolled rail axle steel with uncontrolled chemistry, phosphorus & carbon content. To weld rebar you must obtain a mill statemen
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• Propædia
  ...ical Geography|Physical&nbsp;Features&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Earth’s&nbsp;Surface]] '''2.3.2'''&nbsp;[[Geomorphology|Features&nbsp;Produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;Geo ...R>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of&nbsp;Life || '''3.2.1'''&nbsp;[[Organic chemistry|Chemicals&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Vital&nbsp;Processes]] '''3.2.2'''&nbsp;[[
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• Diamondoid
  ...bond]]s, formed chiefly from first and second row atoms with a [[valence (chemistry)|valence]] of three or more. Examples of diamondoid structures would inclu == Chemistry ==
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• Glass microsphere
  ...ks with epoxy and microballoons to create an impermeable and easily sanded surface upon which fiberglass laminates are applied. ...tional functionalities, such as silane coatings, are commonly added to the surface of hollow glass microspheres to increase the matrix/microspheres interfacia
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• Layered double hydroxides
  ...ng anions located in the interlayer region. This is unusual in solid state chemistry: many more famililies of materials have negatively charged layers and catio | title = Technetium getters in the near surface environment
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• Iron(II) hydroxide
  ...anions because of the presence of positive electrical charges borne on its surface. The mineralogical form of green rust is a recently discovered [[fougerite] ...lenite]] and [[selenate]] can be easily adsorbed on the positively charged surface of iron(II) hydroxide where they are subsequently reduced by Fe<sup>2+</sup
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• Carbon grid
  ...he steel by a minimum thickness, not have large cracks and not have it’s chemistry altered by environmental factors like [[chloride]] attack from deicing salt ...nts are impregnated with polymer on the jobsite and have to be bonded to a surface of a concrete structure. In contrast, carbon grids provide an internal rei
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• Hydrogen-terminated silicon surface
  ...oved by etching in [[hydrogen fluoride]] aqueous [[solution]], leaving the surface silicon atoms covalently bonded to hydrogen. ...ility in ambient environments unlike a 'clean surface' having unpassivated surface atoms, or [[dangling bond]]s. It is so [[inert]] that it can be handled in
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• Gemstone
  ...certain [[Rock (geology)|rock]]s, (such as [[lapis lazuli]]) and [[organic chemistry|organic]] materials (such as [[amber]] or [[jet (lignite)|jet]]) are not mi ...nly cut as cabochons. These gems are designed to show the stone's color or surface properties as in opal and star sapphires. Grinding wheels and polishing age
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