Better Christmas trees through chemistry
Dr. William Shaw uses silver nitrate on copper Christmas tree, after lowering into nitrate solution frost appears on the copper branches, base is of rubber which is unaffected by the reaction, in Texas University chemistry class. Texas, 1955.
Photo: Joseph Scherschel for LIFE.
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way to go chemistry!
ReplyDeleteA shame it isn't edible. ;)
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