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air and water

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Total cards: 14•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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chemical tests for water

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• turns white anhydrous copper (II) suphate blue - turns blue cobalt chloride paper pink

#2
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treatment of water steps

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• water pumped in, screen traps big unwanted particles • coagulant added - chemical to make small suspended particles stick together (e.g. of coagulant - iron (III) sulphate • air blown through floatation tanks to make coagulated particles float and r skimmed off • water passed through bed of fine sand for filtration • further filters (e.g. charcoal) to remove bad taste/smell • chlorine added to kill bacteria • sometimes fluoride added to fight tooth decay • water pumped to shortage reservoir for storage

#3
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use of water industry

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• haber process • contact process • solvent/producing chemicals • producing steam for turbines

#4
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implications of an inadequate supply of water

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• food shortages and famine due to a lack of crops which cannot grow without a clean water supply • poor sanitation leads to spread of bacteria and disease as drinking water becomes infected

#5
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percentage composition of air

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• 78% nitrogen • 21% oxygen • remainder is mix of noble gases and carbon dioxide

#6
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how is oxygen and nitrogen seperated from air

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step1 - liquefaction of air step2 - fractional distillation of air nitrogen has a lower boiling point and thus gets collected first. Dust is filtered out from the air first

#7
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common pollutants in air

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• carbon monoxide • sulphur dioxide • oxides of nitrogen • lead compounds

#8
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carbon monoxide pollutant properties

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• from the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing substances • these gases enter our respiratory system and bind with haemoglobin in the blood to form carboxyhemoglobin. This reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood which can lead to fatigue and death

#9
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sulphur dioxide pollutant properties

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• from the combustion of fossil fuels which contain sulfur compounds • dissolves in rain to form acid rain • Acid rain can: enter rivers and increase acidity which will harm aquatic life, corrode metalwork and buildings, contaminate water which can harm humans, causes respiratory problems

#10
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oxides of nitrogen pollutant properties

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• in car engines when oxygen and nitrogen from the air react at high temperatures • can also occur naturally during lightning • similar effects to sulphur dioxide • in car engines catalytic converters convert oxides of nitrogen into nitrogen and oxygen which are harmless

#11
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what are catalytic converters

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convert oxides of nitrogen into nitrogen and oxygen which are harmless

#12
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lead compounds pollutant properties

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• from leaded petrol and some industries which use leaded compounds • harm nervous system in humans • causes brain damage in humans

#13
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rusting of iron

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• requires air and water - occurs when iron gets oxidised and is a redox reaction

#14
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iron rusting prevention

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• coating with paint and oil to exclude oxygen • galvanising: coating steel with zinc, this is because zinc is more reactive than iron so it reacts with oxygen and water and corrodes instead of the iron.. This will prevent iron from rusting • sacrificial protection: if the coating is damaged or scratched, the iron is still protected from rusting by the sacrificial method (magnesium can also be used)