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Chemistry

A branch of physical science that is concerned with the study of matter and energy and how they interact.

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Bunsen burner

Chemistry; Thermochemistry

A device that provides a flame for heating or burning things in laboratory experiments and it has a metal tube.

burn

Chemistry; Thermochemistry

A substance burns if it is heated up enough to undergo a chemical reaction with oxygen.

Celsius

Chemistry; Thermochemistry

Swedish scientist who in 1742 created the Celsius scale for measuring temperature.He died in 1744.

combustion

Chemistry; Thermochemistry

A chemical reaction in which a substance combines rapidly with oxygen, producing heat and, usually light.

geothermal

Chemistry; Thermochemistry

Made hot by the heat that is contained in rocks below the Earth's surface. The water in hot springs is geothermal.

distillation

Chemistry; Thermochemistry

A way of separating one liquid from a mixture of liquids. The mixture is boiled so that the liquid evaporates as a gas.

thermochemistry

Chemistry; Thermochemistry

Thermochemistry is the study of the energy and heat associated with chemical reactions and/or physical transformations. A reaction may release or absorb energy, and a phase change ...