precipitation
Let an agent separate chemical and meteorological senses of precipitation, explain and predict chemical precipitation, describe deposition processes, and route weather questions to the weather sense.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent separate chemical and meteorological senses of precipitation, explain and predict chemical precipitation, describe deposition processes, and route weather questions to the weather sense.
The formation of a solid from a solution or, more broadly, the separation of a phase from a mixture, as in chemical precipitation of an insoluble salt, crystallisation, coagulation of milk, creaming in tea, and thin-film deposition processes such as atomic layer epitaxy; in meteorology, precipitation is water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
What it is for: Chemistry, materials processing and weather.
It can be predict whether a precipitate forms; explain precipitation in analysis and purification; describe deposition and coating processes; separate the weather sense.
Distinguishing features
Phase separation
Governed by solubility
Used in analysis and industry
Homonym with weather
What it looks like
Cloudiness or solid particles forming in a liquid; rain or snow in the weather sense.
How it is recognised
Solid forming from a clear solution
Curdling and coagulation
Weather precipitation falls from clouds
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - other reaction type
is confused with - weather sense
In practice
Families and kinds
chemical precipitation of salts
crystallisation
coagulation and flocculation
thin-film deposition
meteorological precipitation (separate sense)
Standards and regulation
Water treatment standards using precipitation
Laboratory safety rules
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing senses
Unexpected precipitates in formulations
Hazardous reagents
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.precipitation-phenomenon
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Sense Which precipitation.
Sense first.
Which
Chemical or weather.
Which
Disambiguation.
- Is chemical precipitation or weather precipitation meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Scope
Broader uses.
Scope
Broader uses.
- Is a related process such as coagulation, crystallisation or deposition meant? boundary
- How does it differ? definition
Chemistry Predicting precipitates.
Solubility rules apply.
Predict
Will it precipitate.
Predict
Prediction.
- Will mixing these solutions form a precipitate, based on solubility products? measurement
- Which ions combine? definition
Control
Controlling precipitation.
Control
Control.
- How do pH, temperature and concentration affect precipitation? definition
- How is particle size controlled? provenance
Applications Uses.
Precipitation purifies and analyses.
Analysis
Gravimetric analysis.
Analysis
Analysis.
- How is precipitation used in gravimetric analysis and qualitative tests? definition
- Which precautions apply? provenance
Industry
Treatment and materials.
Industry
Industry.
- How is precipitation used in water treatment and materials production? provenance
- How do deposition processes like atomic layer epitaxy relate? definition
Food Everyday examples.
Kitchen chemistry.
Milk
Coagulation.
Milk
Coagulation.
- Why does milk curdle or tea cream? definition
- How is it used in cheese making? provenance
Safety
Laboratory safety.
Safety
Safety.
- Which reagents used in precipitation are hazardous? provenance
- How should precipitates be disposed of? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should the weather sense be a separate entry?
- How should solubility data be linked?
- How should deposition processes be linked?