amalgam

Aluminum and Mercury
Molecule Website: http://www.avogadr.io Outro music: https://soundcloud.com/sorrysines —————————————— 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, it […]
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