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  2. Amalgam (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Zinc amalgam finds use in organic synthesis (e.g., for the Clemmensen reduction). [3] It is the reducing agent in the Jones reductor, used in analytical chemistry.Formerly the zinc plates of dry batteries were amalgamated with a small amount of mercury to prevent deterioration in storage.

  3. Sodium amalgam - Wikipedia

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    Synthesis of sodium amalgam. Sodium amalgam, with the common formula Na(Hg), is an alloy of mercury and sodium.The term amalgam is used for alloys, intermetallic compounds, and solutions (both solid solutions and liquid solutions) involving mercury as a major component.

  4. Amalgamation - Wikipedia

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    Amalgamation (race), a now largely archaic term for the merger of people of different ethnicities and "races" Amalgamation, another name for a trade union, chiefly used in the UK; Amalgamation, in C (programming language) (C) and C++ programming, merging all the source codes of a library into a single header file

  5. Science project - Wikipedia

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    A science project is an educational activity for students involving experiments or construction of models in one of the science disciplines. Students may present their science project at a science fair, so they may also call it a science fair project. Science projects may be classified into four main types.

  6. Aluminium amalgam - Wikipedia

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    This amalgamation can continue well beyond the vulnerable aluminium that was exposed, potentially reacting with a large amount of the raw aluminium before it finally ends. [ 5 ] The net result is similar to the mercury electrodes often used in electrochemistry , however instead of providing electrons from an electrical supply, they are provided ...

  7. Zinc amalgam - Wikipedia

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    Zinc amalgam is a solution of zinc in mercury. In practice the term refers to particles of zinc with a surface coating of the amalgam. A gray solid, it is typically used for reduction.

  8. Amalgam (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    Amalgam filling on first molar. In dentistry, amalgam is an alloy of mercury used to fill teeth cavities. [1] It is made by mixing a combination of liquid mercury and particles of solid metals such as silver, copper or tin.

  9. Biological specimen - Wikipedia

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    Biological specimens in an elementary school science lab. A biological specimen (also called a biospecimen) is a biological laboratory specimen held by a biorepository for research. Such a specimen would be taken by sampling so as to be representative of any other specimen taken from the source of the specimen. When biological specimens are ...