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Section I The Study of Chemistry

Unit 1 Symbols, Formulas and Equations …………………………………6

Unit 2 Chemistry Laboratory and Experiments……………….................13

Unit 3 Chemical Tools and Measurements…………………………….…25

Unit 4 Chemistry and Its Branches………………………………………...35

Unit 5 Chemistry as a Profession…………………………………………..47

Section II Elements and Compounds

Unit 1 Elements …………………………………………………..…………60

Unit 2 Metals………………………………………………………………….71

Unit 3 Mixture and Compounds…………………………………………….82

Unit 4 Injurious Substances and Human Body…………………………...88

Unit 5 Man-Made Elements…………………………………………………94

Unit 6 Mercury…………………………………………………….………..101

Приложение………………………………………………………………....111

Библиография……………………………………………………………...113

Section I The Study of Chemistry

UNIT I SYMBOLS, FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS

Grammar: Present Simple Tense

Text: Inorganic Molecules and Compounds

1. Translate and memorize the following words:

molecule	to form	chemical
equation	to compose	simple
statement	to decompose	atomic
formula	to derive	unlike
compound	to designate	nuclear
acid	to indicate	covalent
subscript	to settle	similar
charge	to dissolve	positive
atom	to combine	single

2. Pay attention to the reading of some words in plural. Memorize them:

analysis – analyses	nucleus – nuclei
datum – data	phenomenon – phenomena
formulae – formula

3. Read the words of the Latin origin with attention to letter-

combination “ch”:

chemist, chlorine, chloride, hydrochloric, stomach, chromium, technology, chemicals, technique, chlorate, technician, chromate.

4. Read the words correctly. Mind the reading rules of the letters:

“i/y” – iron, ion, iodine, nitrogen, nitride, nitrate, nitric, titanium, iridium;

“g” – germanium, argentum, gel, hydrogen, hydrargyrum, oxygen, gallium, homogeneous, genetics;

“c” – calcium, cobalt, cerium, copper, caesium, Centigrade, cadmium, carbon, silicon;

“u” – sulphur, uranium, plutonium, aurum, tellurium, plumbum, fluorine, mercury, tungsten.

5. Read the following words and define the parts of speech. Mind the stress:

molecule – molecular; form – formula – formulate – formulation; valent – valency – covalent; atom – atomic – diatomic - polyatomic; compose – composition – decompose - decomposition; react – reactive – reactivity – reaction; combine – combination; acid – acidic; derive – derivative; equal – equation – equality – equally; settle – settlement; similar – similarity.

Study and remember the following chart:

I work much in the lab.	You do not/don’t work	Do they work much?
He/she works much at home.	He/she does not work much at home.	Does he/she work much?

Use the Present Simple Tense if an action takes place:

- often, seldom, sometimes, every minute(day, week, month, year), from time to time, once a month, twice a week, i.e. r e g u l a r l y;

- always, usually, i.e. g e n e r a l l y;

- or doesn’t take place at all.