Across
- 2. the process by which a solid holds molecules of a gas or liquid or solute as a thin film
- 4. the drying process occurs due to the loss of water layers
- 7. kiln A kiln in which combustion of the fuel takes place within refractory muffles, which, in turn, conduct heat into the ware chamber
- 9. the property of becoming less viscous when subjected to an applied stress
- 12. clay contains pore water
- 13. attraction the electrostatic force of long-range interaction occurring between the attractive electrostatic adsorption in aqueous solution with differently charged particles or uncharged particles
- 16. layer The neutral aluminium hydroxide sheets are found sandwiched between silicate sheets
- 18. change Clay which is exposed to heat 600oC / 1112oF, loses its chemically bound water molecules and can no longer be broken down by water
- 20. uses exposure to an acid to cause a physical and chemical change
Down
- 1. The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned
- 3. clay are more plastic than coarse ones
- 5. the ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness
- 6. clay contains more water
- 8. clay has a high proportion of sand
- 10. to remove air from (wet clay) by pugging under vacuum thereby increasing wet strength and density
- 11. a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid
- 14. lets the dampness penetrate between the particles and gives it a higher plasticity
- 15. particles fine-grained natural soil material that contains hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates
- 17. mix (clay or other materials) with water in a revolving apparatus
- 19. a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts