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  2. HAZMAT Class 4 Flammable solids - Wikipedia

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    Division 4.1: Flammable Solid . Flammable solids are any of the following four types of materials: Desensitized Explosives: explosives that, when dry, are Explosives of Class 1 other than those of compatibility group A, which are wetted with sufficient water, alcohol, or plasticizer to suppress explosive properties; and are specifically authorized by name either in the 49CFR 172.101 Table or ...

  3. Chemical nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    The IUPAC's rules for naming organic and inorganic compounds are contained in two publications, known as the Blue Book [1] [2] and the Red Book, [3] respectively. A third publication, known as the Green Book , [ 4 ] recommends the use of symbols for physical quantities (in association with the IUPAP ), while a fourth, the Gold Book , [ 5 ...

  4. Amino acid - Wikipedia

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    The 21 proteinogenic α-amino acids found in eukaryotes, grouped according to their side chains' pK a values and charges carried at physiological pH (7.4) 2- , alpha- , or α-amino acids [ 21 ] have the generic formula H 2 NCHRCOOH in most cases, [ b ] where R is an organic substituent known as a " side chain ".

  5. Plate tectonics - Wikipedia

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    Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') [1] is the scientific theory that the Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago.

  6. Internet of things - Wikipedia

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    IoT system architecture, in its simplistic view, consists of three tiers: Tier 1: Devices, Tier 2: the Edge Gateway, and Tier 3: the Cloud. [139] Devices include networked things, such as the sensors and actuators found in IoT equipment, particularly those that use protocols such as Modbus , Bluetooth , Zigbee , or proprietary protocols, to ...

  7. Reactions to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre

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    Yan Xiaoqiao, a PhD chemistry student enrolled in Simon Fraser University, said "today is one of the darkest days in Chinese history". [74] Many of the Chinese foreign exchange students studying in Canada opted to apply for permanent residency in the aftermath of 4 June rather than return to China. [81]