Chemistry Top 5

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Kara McKinley
 My Top 5
✘ Top 5 things that are around us everyday, and
are related to chemistry.
✘ My list goes from 5-1. #1 being the most
obvious thing around us. #5 being the thing
around us you might have not known.

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 5. Gas Laws
Gas laws describe the properties of gases. There are many types of gas
laws that are present in everyday life. Some examples are:
✘ Boyle’s law - The volume of a given mass of a gas varies inversely
with with the pressure when the temperature is constant.
✗ Opening a can of pop
✘ Charles’ Law - The volume of a given mass of a gas varies directly
with the absolute temperature of the gas when pressure is kept
constant.
✗ Basketball in cold weather

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 4. Radiation
Everyday, we are exposed to small amounts of radiation. This
is called background radiation. Background radiation we are
exposed to often:
✘ Rocks and soil
✘ Living things
✘ Traveling in planes
There are benefits of radiation though, like in medicine.
✘ Cancer
✘ X-Rays

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 3. pH
pH measures how acidic or basic a solution is. Acidic solutions
have a lower pH, and basic solutions have a higher one. This
can be found on a pH scale. pH in everyday life:
✘ Water has a neutral pH of 7.
✘ The pH of our skin is about 5.5
✘ Soaps and cleaners are more alkaline
✘ Fruits are acidic

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 2. Solutions
A solution is a mixture of 2 or more substances. A solution
consists of a solute and a solvent. The solute is the substance
that is dissolved, and the solvent is what dissolves the solute.
Solutions are all around us in everyday life:
✘ Powdered lemonade drink - lemonade mixture and water
✘ Saltwater - salt and water
✘ Steel - carbon and iron
✘ Air- oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide

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 1. Periodic Table
The periodic table is a visual chart that displays all of the chemical
elements. Each element on the table has a role. Most are very
important, even vital, in our daily life:
✘ Oxygen
✘ Hydrogen
✘ Iron
✘ Nitrogen
✘ Chlorine
✘ Calcium
✘ Potassium
✘ Gold, silver
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Every element plays an important role in our lives. .
 Resources

Dynamic Periodic Table. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ptable.com/

Gas Laws [Shows the names of gas laws]. (n.d.). Retrieved June 7, 19, from Google Images
pH Scale [pH scale]. (n.d.). Retrieved June 7, 19, from Google Images
Radiation (n.d.). Retrieved June 7, 19, from Google Images
Solution (n.d.). Retrieved June 7, 19, from Google Images