How Rubber Gave Us Sports

How Rubber Gave Us Sports

Sports balls of all varieties whether it be soccer, or hockey, or tennis, owe their resilience and reliability to an unusual polymer, one whose derivatives and spinoffs are everywhere you look, from cars to shoes to rocket fuel. Learn about rubber, the all-star’s best...
Aluminum and Mercury

Aluminum and Mercury

When mercury is added to aluminum, it forms an amalgam (a mercury alloy). Aluminum is normally protected by a thick oxide layer, but the formation of the amalgam disrupts it. It allows fresh aluminum to react with air to form white aluminum oxide. As the oxide grows,...
Genie in a Bottle Experiment

Genie in a Bottle Experiment

Bradley teaches us about decomposition reactions and catalysts with a little help from a genie in a bottle. Have questions or want us to walkthrough a certain experiment? Let us know in the comments! Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribeflinn About FlinnScientific:...
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