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  2. Armour-piercing ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval armour, body armour, and vehicle armour. [1]The first, major application of armour-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armour carried on many warships and cause damage to their lightly armoured interiors.

  3. List of chemistry mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    A mnemonic is a memory aid used to improve long-term memory and make the process of consolidation easier. Many chemistry aspects, rules, names of compounds, sequences of elements, their reactivity, etc., can be easily and efficiently memorized with the help of mnemonics.

  4. Cupstone - Wikipedia

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    Similar objects can be found on all continents except Antarctica. They are associated with Celtic Europe, prehistoric Australia, Borneo and the Middle East.Some of the earliest cupules can be found at the Bhimbetka cave site in India, dating to 290,000-700,000 BCE, but in Europe they do not pre-date the most recent cold phase (the Würm or Weichselian glaciation).

  5. Fire pit - Wikipedia

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    A fire ring is a construction or device used to contain campfires and prevent them from spreading and turning into wildfires. [citation needed] A fire ring is designed to contain a fire that is built directly upon the ground, such as a campfire. Fire rings have no bottom, and are simply circles made of forged metal, stones, concrete, etc. which ...

  6. Calcium oxide - Wikipedia

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    Calcium oxide is usually made by the thermal decomposition of materials, such as limestone or seashells, that contain calcium carbonate (CaCO 3; mineral calcite) in a lime kiln. This is accomplished by heating the material to above 825 °C (1,517 °F), [ 6 ] [ 7 ] a process called calcination or lime-burning , to liberate a molecule of carbon ...

  7. Flame test - Wikipedia

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    The flame test carried out on a copper halide.The characteristic bluish-green color of the flame is due to the copper. A flame test is relatively quick test for the presence of some elements in a sample.

  8. The symbolism and meaning behind different engagement ring shapes

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    The diamond shape will influence the overall look of an engagement ring. Each shape brings a different aesthetic and character to the ring setting. This story was produced by VRAI and reviewed and ...

  9. Andiron - Wikipedia

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    An andiron, firedog, fire-dog, fire dog or iron-dog is a bracket support, normally one of a pair, on which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace, so that air may circulate under the firewood, allowing better burning and less smoke. They generally consist of a tall vertical element at the front, with at least two legs.