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Define a natural resource

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Natural resources form without any human input

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Define finite resources

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Finite resources can’t form quickly enough to be considered replaceable.

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Define sustainable development

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An approach to development that takes into account the needs of people today without damaging the lives of future generations

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What is a life cycle assessment?

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A life cycle assessment is carried out to assess the environmental impact of a product in each stage of its life from start to end.

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What are the 5 stages of life cycle assessments?

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1) extracting
2) manufacturing
3) transportation / distribution
4) use of product
5) disposal of product

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Define potable water

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water that is safe to drink (not pure)

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What are pros and cons of desalination?

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+ good for countries with a lack of water supply
- requires lots of energy

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Describe the process of desalination

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  • salt water is heated
  • water evaporates at 100 ℃
  • water vapour rises and travels to condenser
  • water vapour cools and condenses
  • forms pure potable water
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Describe the 3 main steps in the ground water method for getting potable water

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  • sedimentation of small particles (settle at the bottom of the water)
  • filter out the sand and gravel
  • sterilisation to kill harmful bacteria/microbes
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What can you use to sterilise?

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  • chlorine
  • ultraviolet light
  • ozone
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What are pros and cons of the ground water method?

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+ not many steps
+ doesn’t require lots of energy
- requires a suitable water source

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Describe the main steps of the waste treatment method of obtaining potable water

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  • screened - large objects and grit are filtered out
  • sedimentation - heavy solids move to the bottom, forming a sludge and lighter effluent floats on top
  • aerobic digestion of effluent - effluent is broken down by bacteria
  • anaerobic digestion of sludge - sludge is broken down by bacteria
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What are some pros and cons of waste treatment?

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+ reuses waste water
+ uses less energy than desalination
- requires several steps
- may require additional treatment (which involves harmful chemicals)

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What 2 things influence a property of a polymer?

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  • which monomers they’re made from
  • the conditions used to make them
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Describe low density polyethene

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  • made from ethene
  • at a moderate temperature under high pressure
  • flexible - good for bags and bottles
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Describe high density polyethene

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  • made from ethene
  • at lower temperature and pressure
  • rigid - used for drainpipes
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Describe thermosoftening polymers

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  • contain individual polymer chains intertwined together (weak forces)
  • can melt
  • can be recycled
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Describe thermosetting polymers

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  • contains monomers that can form cross links between the polymer chains - hold the chains together in a solid structure
  • can’t melt - just burns
  • can’t be recycled
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What are ceramics?

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non-metal solids with high melting points that aren’t made from carbon-based compounds

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Name the 2 types of glass

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  • soda lime
  • borosilicate
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Describe soda lime glass

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  • made from sand, sodium carbonate and calcium carbonate
  • used for windows, containers etc.
  • most common type of glass
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Describe borosilicate glass

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  • made from sand and boron trioxide
  • used for ovenware
  • has a higher melting point than soda-lime glass
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Describe clay ceramics

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  • made by shaping wet clay and heating in a furnace
  • hard, unreactive and resistant to heat
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Define a composite

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a material made up of 2 or more different materials

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Describe fibreglass
- consists of fibres of glass embedded in a matrix made of polymer - low density but very strong - used for building materials
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Describe concrete
- made from sand and gravel embedded in cement - very strong - used for building materials
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Describe wood
- natural composite of cellulose fibres held together by an organic polymer matrix
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Describe carbon fibre
- consists of either long chains of carbon atoms bonded together or carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer matrix - very strong and light - good for sports equipment
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Describe the general properties of ceramics
- insulators of heat and electricity - brittle and stiff
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Describe the general properties of polymers
- insulators of heat and electricity - can be flexible and easily moulded
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Describe the general properties of metals
- malleable - good conductors of heat and electricity - shiny - stiff
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Describe bioleaching
- uses bacteria to convert metal compounds into soluble metal compounds - this can then undergo reduction/electrolysis
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Describe phytomining
- plants are grown in soil that contains the metal - the metal builds up in their leaves - leaves are harvested and burned - ash is collected and can undergo reduction/electrolysis
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What are the 2 ways to extract a metal from low-grade ores?
- bioleaching - phytomining
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Define corrosion
the destruction of materials by chemical reactions with substances in the environment
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What is the word equation for rust?
iron + oxygen + water --> hydrated iron (III) oxide
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Why isn't aluminium completely destroyed by corrosion?
- it forms an aluminium oxide layer, when reacting with the oxygen in the air - this acts as a barrier and prevents contact with air
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Rust requires both ...
water and oxygen
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What are the 2 main ways to prevent rusting?
- coat the iron with a barrier (e.g painting, electroplating, oiling) - sacrificial method - placing a more reactive metal with the iron so water and oxygen react with the sacrificial metal instead of the iron
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What is the equation for the haber process?
N₂ + 3H₂ <--> 2NH₃
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What are the conditions required for the haber process?
- 450℃ - 200 atm - iron catalyst
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Which reaction is exo and endothermic in the haber process?
- the forward reaction is exothermic - the reverse reaction is endothermic
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Why is the temperature in the haber process compromised?
- high temp means an increased rate of reaction - high temp means a smaller yield
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Why is the pressure in the haber process compromised?
- high pressure means a faster rate of reaction - high pressure means a bigger yield - any higher than 200atm would be dangerous and expensive (to build and maintain)
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Why is an iron catalyst used in the haber process?
- it increases the rate of reaction - and has no effect on yield
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Describe how the haber process works
- gases pass over the iron catalyst - ammonia is cooled, liquefied and removed - hydrogen and nitrogen gases are recycled so nothing is wasted
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Where do they get the hydrogen and nitrogen from for the haber process?
- air - natural gas (methane)
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Describe NPK fertilisers
- they contain nitrogen, phosphate and potassium - they are widely available, easy to use, no smell and contain the correct nutrients
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Describe producing ammonium nitrate in industry
reaction is carried out in giant vats + can produce higher concentrations - very exothermic (dangerous)
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Describe producing ammonium nitrate in the lab
smaller scale - through titration or crystallisation + less heat is released (safer) - get low concentrations
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Why is ammonium nitrate a good compound to use in a fertiliser?
it has nitrogen from two sources
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Phosphate rock + nitric acid -->
phosphoric acid + calcium nitrate
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Phosphate rock + sulfuric acid -->
calcium sulphate + calcium phosphate
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Phosphate rock + phosphoric acid -->
calcium phosphate

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