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Bott residue

Imagine you have a bike with a water bottle attached to it. You fill the bottle up with water and go for a ride. As you drink the water, the level in the bottle goes down until it's all gone. But there's still some water left in the bottle that you can't drink. This leftover water is called bott residue.

Now, let's apply this concept to something called a chemical reaction. When different chemicals are mixed together, they can react and create new chemicals. Just like with the water bottle, there might be some leftover bits that don't get used up in the reaction. These leftover bits are also called bott residue.

Scientists and chemists use bott residue to help them understand what happened in a chemical reaction. By looking at the leftover bits, they can figure out what chemicals were involved and what the new chemicals created by the reaction are. Think of it like looking at the empty water bottle after your bike ride - you can see how much water was used and how much is left, which tells you how much you drank.

So, bott residue is essentially leftover bits from a chemical reaction that scientists can use to learn more about what happened during the reaction.