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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… [248 views in Jul]
  • 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… [148 views in Jul]
  • Making an Emulsion: Oil and water are described as immiscible liquids – liquids that do stay mixed together (see ‘Why Oil and Water Don't Mix’). Even if oil and water are thoroughly… [122 views in Jul]
  • 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… [106 views in Jul]
  • Melting Points for Different Solids: Different solids turn into liquids (melt) at different temperatures. This temperature is described as the melting point. Some solids are made up… [98 views in Jul]
  • 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… [88 views in Jul]
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