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  2. Sodium silicate - Wikipedia

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    Sodium silicate is also the technical and common name for a mixture of such compounds, chiefly the metasilicate, also called waterglass, water glass, or liquid glass. The product has a wide variety of uses, including the formulation of cements , coatings, passive fire protection , textile and lumber processing, manufacture of refractory ...

  3. Sodium hydroxide - Wikipedia

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    Sodium hydroxide is insoluble in ether and other non-polar solvents. Similar to the hydration of sulfuric acid, dissolution of solid sodium hydroxide in water is a highly exothermic reaction [15] where a large amount of heat is liberated, posing a threat to safety through the possibility of splashing. The resulting solution is usually colorless ...

  4. Hygroscopy - Wikipedia

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    Functionally, the hilar valve allows water vapor to enter or exit to ensure viability, while blocking liquid water. If however, humidity levels gradually rise to a high enough level, the hilar valve remains open, allowing liquid water passage for germination. [17] Physiologically, the inner and outer epidermides have independent hilar valve ...

  5. Gate valve - Wikipedia

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    An electric multi-turn actuator on a gate valve. A gate valve, also known as a sluice valve, is a valve that opens by lifting a barrier (gate) out of the path of the fluid. Gate valves require very little space along the pipe axis and hardly restrict the flow of fluid when the gate is fully opened.

  6. Glossary of chemistry terms - Wikipedia

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    Also acid ionization constant or acidity constant. A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution expressed as an equilibrium constant for a chemical dissociation reaction in the context of acid-base reactions. It is often given as its base-10 cologarithm, p K a. acid–base extraction A chemical reaction in which chemical species are separated from other acids and bases. acid ...

  7. Which drinking water is healthiest? The pros and cons of tap ...

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    The latest is a study that has detected a previously unidentified chemical byproduct in drinking water. The substance, called “chloronitramide anion,” is made when water is treated with ...

  8. Does a glass of water ever go bad? Experts weigh in. - AOL

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    Both experts agree it’s best to store water in glass bottles with closed caps. Riese is a strong believer in glass bottles, “as glass does not give anything to water or of water, so it’s the ...

  9. Alkali–silica reaction - Wikipedia

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    Without the presence of dissolved NaOH or KOH, responsible for the high pH (~13.5) of the concrete pore water, the amorphous silica of the reactive aggregates would not be dissolved and the reaction would not evolve. Moreover, the soluble sodium or potassium silicate is very hygroscopic and swells when it absorbs water.