by msander | Jan 31, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
You won’t believe what our science guy Steve Spangler found inside a soda can. In fact, it’s inside every soda can and it protects the aluminum from reacting with the soda. Steve takes us inside his lab for a chemistry lesson you won’t forget Contact Steve Spangler at...
by msander | Sep 4, 2017 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
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,...
by msander | Mar 12, 2015 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Adam and Jamie test a myth that thermite can cause ice to...
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