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  2. Mpemba effect - Wikipedia

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    The phenomenon, when taken to mean "hot water freezes faster than cold", is difficult to reproduce or confirm because it is ill-defined. [4] Monwhea Jeng proposed a more precise wording: "There exists a set of initial parameters, and a pair of temperatures, such that given two bodies of water identical in these parameters, and differing only in initial uniform temperatures, the hot one will ...

  3. Silicate mineral - Wikipedia

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    Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. They are the largest and most important class of minerals and make up approximately 90 percent of Earth's crust. [1] [2] [3] In mineralogy, silica (silicon dioxide, SiO 2) is usually considered a silicate mineral rather than an oxide mineral. Silica is found in nature as ...

  4. Carbonate–silicate cycle - Wikipedia

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    These substances break down into dissolved ions as a result. For example, calcium silicate (CaSiO 3), or wollastonite, reacts with carbon dioxide and water to yield a calcium ion, Ca 2+, a bicarbonate ion, HCO 3 −, and dissolved silica. This reaction structure is representative of general silicate weathering of calcium silicate minerals. [9]

  5. Sodium silicate - Wikipedia

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    The higher the water solubility of the ester, the faster the hardening of the sand. [citation needed] Method 3 requires microwave energy to heat and dehydrate the mixture of sand and sodium silicate in the sand molding box or core box. The forming tools must pass through microwaves for this to work well.

  6. Precipitated silica - Wikipedia

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    Sulfuric acid and sodium silicate solutions are added simultaneously with agitation to water. Precipitation is carried out under acidic or basic conditions. The choice of agitation , duration of precipitation, the addition rate of reactants, their temperature and concentration and pH can vary the properties of the resulting silica.

  7. Nucleation - Wikipedia

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    The freezing of small water droplets to ice is an important process, particularly in the formation and dynamics of clouds. [1] Water (at atmospheric pressure) does not freeze at 0 °C, but rather at temperatures that tend to decrease as the volume of the water decreases and as the concentration of dissolved chemicals in the water increases. [1]

  8. Silicate mineral paint - Wikipedia

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    The permeability to water vapor of silicate paints is equivalent to that of the substrate, so silicate paints do not inhibit the diffusion of water vapor. Moisture contained in parts of a structure or in the plaster may diffuse outward without resistance: this keeps walls dry and prevents structural damage.

  9. Magmatic water - Wikipedia

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    For instance, magmatic water leads to the crystallization of several minerals abundant in hydroxyl- or halogenated-groups, including garnets. Analyses of these minerals can be used to analyze the conditions of formation in the interior of rocky planets. [5], [6] Figure 1. Mineralogic Composition of Rhyolitic, Andesitic, and Basaltic Magmas