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chemistry intro
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Chemistry
7th Grade
09/10/2008

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Alcemy
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early form on chemistry that combines religion,science, philosophy and magic - developed in Alexandria, Egypt, China and Greece
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Alcemy
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early form on chemistry that combines religion,science, philosophy and magic - developed in Alexandria, Egypt, China and Greece
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Who was Joseph Priestly and what was he famous for?
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Discovered oxygen and carbon dioxide, soda water
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Who as Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
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Founder of modern chemistry, had strict apporach to researach
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Who was Sir Humphy Davy
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discovered sodium and potassium by electrolysis, made safety lamp for miners
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Who was Friedrich Wohler
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developed concepts of organic and inorganic chemistry
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What is inorganic chemistry
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study of compounds without carbon
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What is organic chemistry
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the study of substances containing carbon
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what is chemistry
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study of substances and how they interat with other substances
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what is filtration
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uses porous material to separate solids from liquids
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what is distillation
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a process by which a liquids is turned into vapor and condensed back into a liquid
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what is fermentation
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production of alcohol from sugar through the action of yeast or bacteria
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what is sublimation
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when a oilid turns to a gas without first changing to a liquid
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who was arrazi?
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first to classify chemical substances into mineral, vegetable , animal and derivative groups
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