• Wear safety goggles
• Hold the test tube at an angle. Point the test tube away from yourself and all other people. Heat the test tube over the bunsen burner gently from the top of the substance being heated, and always.
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A gateway substance is something that may be menial but could lead to something bigger, an example is weed in the drugs world, weed is not hard to get and is usually a gateway drug to stronger types of drugs and potentially more dangerous
The function of the cell membrane is to protect the cell from any outer surroundings that could be harmful to it.