chemical
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Officials have stressed they are working to avoid an explosion and are trying to keep the chemical inside the damaged tank at the aerospace facility as cool as possible.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
If the failing chemical tank in Orange County does explode, the aerospace plant where it sits and dozens of homes surrounding it could suffer severe damage, according to a map released by authorities Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
The boiling point of the chemical inside the tank, methyl methacrylate, is 101 degrees Celsius.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
California authorities were bracing Saturday for a leak or explosion that could send toxic vapors into the air after efforts to contain a damaged chemical tank made little headway.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The simplest explanation, then, was that genetic information had passed between the two strains in a chemical form.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing chemical
Matter and Energy 1: Atoms and Molecules
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Chemical Reactions - Introductory
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"Handle with Care"
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