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  2. Froth flotation - Wikipedia

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    For froth flotation, an aqueous slurry of the ground ore is treated with the frothing agent. An example is sodium ethyl xanthate as a collector in the flotation of galena (lead sulfide) to separate it from sphalerite (zinc sulfide). The polar part of xanthate anion attaches to the ore particles and the non-polar hydrocarbon part forms a ...

  3. Foam - Wikipedia

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    In open-cell foam, gas pockets connect to each other. A bath sponge is an example of an open-cell foam: [not verified in body] water easily flows through the entire structure, displacing the air. A sleeping mat is an example of a product composed of closed-cell foam. [not verified in body] Foams are examples of dispersed media.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Microfoam - Wikipedia

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    An example of properly steamed milk, considered ideal to pour latte art The basic requirements for formation of foam are an abundance of gas, water, a surfactant, and energy. [ citation needed ] The steam wand of an espresso machine supplies energy, in the form of heat, and gas, in the form of steam.

  6. Chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. [1] It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during reactions with other substances.

  7. Sea foam - Wikipedia

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    Sea foam washed up or blown onto a beach. Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids) derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. [1]

  8. Firefighting foam - Wikipedia

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    For example, water is typically ineffective on oil fires, and can be dangerous. Fire-fighting foams were developed for extinguishing oil fires. In 1902, a method of extinguishing flammable liquid fires by blanketing them with foam was introduced by Russian engineer and chemist Aleksandr Loran .

  9. Boiling - Wikipedia

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    Rolling boil of water in an electric kettle. Boiling or ebullition is the rapid phase transition from liquid to gas or vapour; the reverse of boiling is condensation.Boiling occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, so that the vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere.