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Oscillating reactions are neat; I should write up one of my favorites sometime... Here, electrons flow from iron metal to mercury (I) sulfate to chromium (VI) oxide. Listen to the video for a step-by step explanation......
Everyone by now has tried products like OxiClean, or detergents with "oxygen bleach." Rather than http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hypochlorite" rel="nofollow">sodium hypochlorite, which is found in regular bleach, they've got sodium percarbonate, which is actually a mixed crystal of sodium carbonate (the old-timey name...
Mercury dissolves many metals. Put a little on normally steadfast aluminum and it will slowly eat it away. Mix it with some silver, copper, and other metals, and you've got a dental filling. Mix it with sodium, and you've got...
The term "rare earth metal" is a misnomer that's just stuck around. They haven't been rare for years - take this ad material from about 50 years ago at Theodore Gray's excellent Periodic Table Table site....
Electrons are reactive guys when they're on their own, and tricky to isolate. If you take a bit of fur and rub it on some amber, you end up with a surplus of electrons, but they won't hang around long...
Mellitic anhydride is unusual - as mentioned in the argument over urea, it seems like it should be organic - it's a benzene derivative - but there's no hydrogen. This causes it to fail some peoples' tests for whether something's...
Molecules: You'd better learn to live with them.
