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Why Oil and Water Don't Mix: Oil and water don’t mix – they are described as ‘immiscible’. Crude oil floats on the sea after a spill from a tanker. Motor oil shows up as a sheen on… [704 views in Aug]
Soft and Hard Water: Making More Bubbles: Different parts of the country have soft or hard water. Hard water is water that has travelled through certain types of rock, including… [162 views in Aug]
Keeping Warm or Cold: Insulation and Conduction: Heat travels through solids by conduction (see also ‘Detecting Fake Silver: Conductivity of Metal’). Insulation can keep things… [142 views in Aug]
Soap and Detergent Chemistry: Soap is made from animal fats and vegetable oils, mixed with a caustic chemical called sodium hydroxide (also known as lye). The sodium hydroxide reacts… [118 views in Aug]
Do Plants Breathe?: Do plants breathe? Yes and no… Breathing and respiring are two different things. Mammals, including humans, breathe by using muscles to pull air into the lungs and… [118 views in Aug]
Growing Plants in Different Soils: Like animals and humans, plants need water, air and food to grow. They get all of these from their growing medium – the compost or soil that they… [108 views in Aug]