Heterogeneous Mixtures
A heterogeneous mixture is not uniform. Different samples may have different compositions, like the example of chocolate chip ice cream. Concrete, soil, blood, and salad are all examples of heterogeneous mixtures.
Suspensions
When sand gets kicked up in a pond, it clouds the water. Soon the sand settles down, and is no longer mixed into the water. This is an example of a suspension. Suspensions are heterogeneous mixtures that will eventually settle. They are usually, but not necessarily, composed of phases in different states of matter. Italian salad dressing has three phases: the water, the oil, and the small pieces of seasoning. The seasonings are solids that will sink to the bottom, and the oil and water are liquids that will separate.
Vocabulary notes
Sand - песок
to kick up – поднять (пыль)
cloud - облако
to settle down – оседать (на дно)
is no longer - больше не
to mix - смешать
heterogeneous mixture – неоднородная смесь
eventually – в конечном счете
to settle - установить
necessarily - обязательно
to compose - составлять
different - разный
dressing – заправка, приправа
state of matter – состояние вещества
oil -масло
piece of seasoning – немного приправы
solid -твердый
to sink - тонуть
bottom - дно
liquid - жидкий
to separate – отделять
a mixture смесь
heterogeneous гомогенный
a suspension взвесь, суспензия
Cobalt
Cobalt is a metallic element of the iron group. It resembles iron in appearance, but has a slight reddish tinge. Cobalt is harder than iron, but melts at a lower temperature and this element is somewhat heavier. Acids dissolve cobalt.
Cobalt is very resistant to corrosion and wear, even at high temperatures. Cobalt is alloyed with chromium and tungsten, and it is used in the making of high-speed cutting tools. Cobalt has magnetic properties that make it suitable for alloys which are used to make strong permanent magnets. An important example is alnico, an alloy which contains aluminum, nickel, iron and cobalt.
Cobalt is required in tiny amounts for proper nutrition. This element forms an essential part of Vitamin B 12. Cobalt 60, a radioactive isotope, is used as a commercial source of high - energy radiation.
Cobalt was discovered by Georg Brandt, a Swedish chemist, in about 1735. Cobalt is not found in a pure state in nature, but it often occurs with nickel, copper or iron. Most cobalt is obtained as a by-product in the smelting of nickel or copper ores.
Russia, Australia, Zambia, and Canada are the leading producers of cobalt. A variety of metallurgical processes are used to recover the cobalt, depending on the type of ore.
Various compounds of cobalt are used as pigments in pottery, glass, enamels and paints.
One of the best known is cobalt blue, a bluish-green compound of aluminum and cobalt oxide that has been long used in pottery. Some cobalt compounds are used as driers, substances that promote drying in paints, varnishes and printing inks.
The symbol of cobalt is Co. The atomic number of cobalt is 27. Its atomic weight is 58.9332. Its melting point is 2,723 F. (1,495 C.). Cobalt has boiling point of 5,198 F. (2,870 C.). Its specific gravity is of 8.9. It belongs to Group VIII of the Periodic Table and has a valence of +2 or +3.
Vocabulary notes
cobalt кобальт
to resemble быть похожим
a slight reddish tinge легкий рыжеватый оттенок
to be resistant to corrosion and wear устойчивый к коррозии и износу
to be alloyed with легировать
chromium хром
tungsten вольфрам
making изготовление
high-speed cutting tools высоко скоростные режущие инструменты
to be suitable for быть пригодным для
permanent magnets постоянные магниты
strong сильный, мощный, прочный
alnico альнико
nickel никель
to be required for требоваться для
a proper nutrition правильное питание
essential важный
commercial source промышленный источник
high - energy radiation излучение высокой энергии
a pure state в чистой форме
copper медь
to occur встречаться, происходить
a by-product побочный продукт
smelting плавка
a variety of разнообразный
depending on в зависимости
a pigment пигмент
various разнообразный
pottery фаянсовая посуда
enamels эмаль
paints краски
cobalt blue кобальтовая синева
a drier сушильный агент
to promote способствовать
drying высыхание
a varnish лак
printing ink типографические чернила
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