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  2. Activated carbon - Wikipedia

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    Activated carbon. Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, is a form of carbon commonly used to filter contaminants from water and air, among many other uses. It is processed (activated) to have small, low-volume pores that greatly increase the surface area [1] [2] available for adsorption or chemical reactions [3] that can be thought of as a microscopic "sponge" structure (adsorption ...

  3. Acid test - Wikipedia

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    Acid test. An acid test is a qualitative chemical or metallurgical assay utilizing acid. Historically, it often involved the use of a robust acid to distinguish gold from base metals. Figuratively, the term represents any definitive test for attributes, such as gauging a person's character or evaluating a product's performance.

  4. List of reagents - Wikipedia

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    an organic acid; is one of the simplest carboxylic acids. Acetone. an organic compound; simplest example of the ketones. Acetylene. a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne; widely used as a fuel and chemical building block. Ammonia. inorganic; the precursor to most nitrogen-containing compounds; used to make fertilizer. Ammonium hydroxide.

  5. Aqua regia - Wikipedia

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    Aqua regia (/ ˈ r eɪ ɡ i ə, ˈ r iː dʒ i ə /; from Latin, "regal water" or "royal water") is a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, optimally in a molar ratio of 1:3. [ b ] Aqua regia is a fuming liquid.

  6. Qualitative inorganic analysis - Wikipedia

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    The solution is then treated with various reagents to test for reactions characteristic of certain ions, which may cause color change, precipitation and other visible changes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Qualitative inorganic analysis is that branch or method of analytical chemistry which seeks to establish the elemental composition of inorganic compounds ...

  7. Universal indicator - Wikipedia

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    Universal indicator. A universal indicator is a pH indicator made of a solution of several compounds that exhibit various smooth colour changes over a wide range pH values to indicate the acidity or alkalinity of solutions. A universal indicator can be in paper form or present in a form of a solution. [1]

  8. Alcohol (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    The three "R"s stand for carbon substituents or hydrogen atoms. [1] In chemistry, an alcohol (from Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl '), [2] is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl (−OH) functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom. [3][4] Alcohols range from the simple, like methanol and ethanol, to complex, like ...

  9. Benzalkonium chloride - Wikipedia

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    Benzalkonium chloride solutions are fast-acting biocidal agents with a moderately long duration of action. They are active against bacteria and some viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Bacterial spores are considered to be resistant. Solutions are bacteriostatic or bactericidal according to their concentration.