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Thermodynamics
MREs
Oxidation
100

Who discovered the phlogiston particle?

Georg Ernst Stahl

100

What job turns the raw form of a material into the refined form?

Chemical Engineers

100

What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?

The Law of Energy Conservation

100

When was the first flameless ration heater invented?

1940

100

What is the process of losing electrons by a molecule, atom, or ion called?

Oxidation

200

Who was the last person to believe in the phlogiston?

Richard Kirwan

200

What job studies the properties of the Earth?

Geochemists

200

What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

The Law of Entropy

200

When was the first magnesium-based flameless ration heater invented?

1980

200

Rusting, browning of produce, and meat browning are examples of what?

Oxidation

300

Who was the first person to isolate aluminum?

Sir Humphry Davy

300

What job develops medicinal drugs?

Pharmacologist

300

What is the Third Law of Thermodynamics?

The Law of Absolute Zero

300

When did civilian use of MREs become common?

2004 and 2005

300

Oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and chlorine are examples of what?

Oxidizing agents

400

Who was the man who discovered oxygen?

Joseph Priestley

400

What job studies the properties of substances?

Materials Scientist

400

Can energy be created or destroyed?

No

400

What creates the heat in the chemical reaction?

The copper sulfate bonds are broken releasing the energy bound in them.

400

What is the opposite of oxidation?

Reduction, which is the loss of oxygen

500

Who discovered oxidation?

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

500

What job searches crime scenes?

Forensic Scientist

500

Did the universe ever gain energy or mass?

No

500

What is the chemical formula for the flameless ration heater?

CuSO4 + Al --> Al2(SO4)3 + Cu + Energy

500

Iron oxide being reduced to iron is an example of what chemical reaction?

Reduction

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