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wiki Word:FLAMMABILITY |
| PRONOUNCIATION ˌfla-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē |
Definition:Flammability is the ease in which a substance will ignite, causing fire or combustion
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The vapour pressure is an important parameter indetermining the ease of ignition. The higher the vapourpressure, the more flammable vapour is evolved from a freeliquid surface at a given temperature. Some flammableliquids are gasoline, ethanol, and diesel. The flash pointbelow 100 °F (38 °C) are considered potential workhazards. Water and sodium silocate are not flammableliquids.click here for more information on flammability.
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SO WHAT????
This word is important because it helps us determine wheather or not an object has a high reactivity or a low reactivity and that can help scientist determine wheather the substance is eaither a solid, liquid, or gas at melting point, and boiling point.
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Flammability." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 27 Mar 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammability>.
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