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Revision Guide - Chemistry
Don't you wish you had the time to type up a study guide for your chemistry class? With this resource, there is no need! A chart comparing the properties of metals and non-metals tops the handout, followed by notes on the reactivity...
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The Chemistry of Refining Crude Oil
Consider our energy sources: wood, coal, oil, uranium. Learners compare the pollution to energy produced for each. They practice fractional distillation of an alcohol/water mixture to simulate the process of refining crude oil....
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Metals and Non-Metals
A table of the physical properties of metals and non-metals opens this high-school chemistry handout. Also covered are the chemical properties of metals and non-metals, reactivity, and fossil fuels. There are no specific questions to...
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GCSE Module 6 Revision Guide-Chemistry-Oil, Fossil Fuels and Earth's Atmosphere
For this oil, fossil fuels and Earth's atmosphere worksheet, students answer 3 questions about the origin of oil and its uses, the effects of burning oil and fossil fuels on the Earth's atmosphere and the origin and maintenance of the...
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What's In Crude Oil?
Middle schoolers investigate crude oil. In this crude oil instructional activity, students investigate fractional distillation and use this technique to separate two liquids.
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Elmhurst College: Fractional Distillation of Crude Oil
Elmhurst College offers excellent but advanced information on the distillation of crude oil, including a crude oil distillation tower.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Separation and Purification
There are different ways to separate mixtures, for example by filtration, crystallization, distillation, or chromatography. The method chosen depends upon the type of mixture.
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Fact index.com: Fractional Distillation
Fact-Index.com offers a basic overview of fractional distillation including fractional distillation in a laboratory and industrial uses of fractional distillation.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Fractional Distillation
This website provides the definition.