Squeeze the juice from a quarter of a lime into a glass. Top up with Sprite (or any lemon and lime flavoured fizzy drink). Add a scoop of lime sorbet to float on the top. Thanks to Real Mom Kitchen for the recipe and picture! (In the US sherbet means sorbet – apparently!)
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Soda…
January 3, 2012 
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There is a group of compounds based around the element sodium whose common names all include the word soda. Sodium bicarbonate – baking soda Sodium carbonate – washing soda Sodium hydroxide – caustic soda There are lots of other sodium compounds such as sodium chloride that don’t get soda in their name – although glass made […]
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January 2, 2012 4 Comments
There is a group of compounds containing the metal element calcium that include the word “lime” in their common name. They can be neatly demonstrated through the limestone cycle. Limestone (marble, chalk) has the chemical name calcium carbonate. When it is heated it decomposes (like all carbonates) releasing carbon dioxide and leaving calcium oxide behind. Calcium oxide is […]
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