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  2. Aluminium amalgam - Wikipedia

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    It is written as Al(Hg) in reactions. [1] Al(Hg) may be prepared by either grinding aluminium pellets or wire in mercury, or by allowing aluminium wire to react with a solution of mercury(II) chloride in water. [2] [3] [1] This amalgam is used as a chemical reagent to reduce compounds, such as of imines to amines. The aluminium is the ultimate ...

  3. Amalgam (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium can form an amalgam through a reaction with mercury. Aluminium amalgam may be prepared by either grinding aluminium pellets or wire in mercury, or by allowing aluminium wire or foil to react with a solution of mercuric chloride. This amalgam is used as a reagent to reduce compounds, such as the reduction of imines to amines.

  4. 9 Foods You Should Never Cook in Aluminum Foil - AOL

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    1. Tomatoes. The high acidity in tomatoes can react strongly with aluminum, causing tiny bits of metal to leach into the food. While this can impart that gross metallic taste, the bigger issue is ...

  5. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation - Wikipedia

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    The radicals can react with ... or insulation, these materials may be protected by metal tape or aluminum foil. ... Amalgam UV lamps utilize an amalgam to control ...

  6. Galvanic corrosion - Wikipedia

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    If the aluminium foil was not used with a dissimilar metal container, the reaction was probably a chemical one. It is possible for heavy concentrations of salt, vinegar or some other acidic compounds to cause the foil to disintegrate. The product of either of these reactions is an aluminium salt. It does not harm the food, but any deposit may ...

  7. 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.

  8. Here’s Why You Should Put Aluminum Foil on the Edge ... - AOL

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    The aluminum foil allows the flame to stay even and continuously radiate heat, as well as retain heat to help melt the leftover wax. Ellie Martin Cliffe, executive editor at our sister site, Taste ...

  9. Dental amalgam controversy - Wikipedia

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    Oral galvanism, amalgam disease, or Galvanic shock was a term for the association of oral or systemic symptoms to either: electric currents between metal in dental restorations and electrolytes in saliva or dental pulp. [45] [46] [47] Any existence of galvanic pain or association of either currents or mercury to presence of symptoms has been ...