How to Use "alkali" with Example Sentences

1. Most of the injuries reported so far have been alkali burns .

2. It was not quite the sudden shift from litmus red to blue of an acid being neutralised by an alkali , but it was not far off .

3. One of the first inklings that chemistry has an underlying pattern was the discovery , early in the 19th century , of lithium , sodium and potassium-known collectively as the alkali metals .

4. At the hong kong conference , mr. chen cited chinese miners ' ' sabotage of nature , ' processors ' ' pollution by waste water , slag and gas in smelting and separation ' and the industry 's large-scale use of acid and alkali .

5. To get similar characteristics from composites , the carbon fibres are first chemically treated with an alkali which creates lots of tiny pits on their surface . This massively increases their surface area and hence the charge they can hold , but without impairing the physical strength of the material .