Unit 16 · GasGases: Hydrogen Gas
Words of This Topic
- atmosphere: the layer of air covering the Earth
- isotopes: atoms with the same atomic number but different atomic masses
- inflammable air: Cavendish's name for hydrogen
- displace: to take another element's place in a compound and push it out
- granulated zinc: small grains of zinc used in the laboratory
- catalyst: a substance that makes a reaction go faster
- neutral: neither acidic nor basic
- hydride: a compound of a metal and hydrogen
- reduction: the adding of hydrogen or the removing of oxygen
- hydrogenation: turning vegetable oil into vegetable ghee with hydrogen
- welding: joining metals with a very hot flame