Media Summary: A soft metal that melts at temperatures above 86°F, Zinc is mainly used to galvanize steel and is essential for life. Discover the element's history with host Emerging from inside of stars, carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe, and the basis for

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A soft metal that melts at temperatures above 86°F, Zinc is mainly used to galvanize steel and is essential for life. Discover the element's history with host Emerging from inside of stars, carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe, and the basis for Versatile aluminum, once worth nearly twice its weight in gold, has since become the quintessential metal of our modern lives. Chromium roared into view in the 1920s, giving a modern, mirror-bright shine to Art Deco and later automotive and interior ... Malleable, conductive copper enabled the Bronze Age and is an essential element for life. Explore its significance with host

Essential, explosive sodium is a soft, silvery alkali metal that roils in water, releasing clouds of hydrogen gas that fan its yellow ... Known as the "poison of kings" for its role in palace coups and the "king of poisons" for its effectiveness, arsenic is one of the ... Thrown from supernovae, silicon is the eighth most abundant element in the universe and second only to oxygen in the Earth's ... Learn the novel and nefarious uses of phosphorus, one of the essential elements required for life, and find out how meteorite ... An element for the modern age, lightweight lithium is commonly used in rechargeable batteries, fireworks, and medications for ... Argon invisibly occupies nearly once percent of Earth's atmosphere and holds important roles in industry, medicine, and scientific ...

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Everything Matters | Gallium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Gallium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

A soft metal that melts at temperatures above 86°F,

Everything Matters | Gallium | Srabanti Chowdhury | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Gallium | Srabanti Chowdhury | Exploratorium

A soft metal that melts at temperatures above 86°F,

Everything Matters | Zinc | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Zinc | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Zinc is mainly used to galvanize steel and is essential for life. Discover the element's history with host

Everything Matters | Carbon | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Carbon | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Emerging from inside of stars, carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe, and the basis for

Everything Matters | Aluminum | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Aluminum | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Versatile aluminum, once worth nearly twice its weight in gold, has since become the quintessential metal of our modern lives.

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Everything Matters | Chromium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Chromium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Chromium roared into view in the 1920s, giving a modern, mirror-bright shine to Art Deco and later automotive and interior ...

Everything Matters | Copper | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Copper | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Malleable, conductive copper enabled the Bronze Age and is an essential element for life. Explore its significance with host

Everything Matters | Sodium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Sodium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Essential, explosive sodium is a soft, silvery alkali metal that roils in water, releasing clouds of hydrogen gas that fan its yellow ...

Everything Matters | Arsenic | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Arsenic | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Known as the "poison of kings" for its role in palace coups and the "king of poisons" for its effectiveness, arsenic is one of the ...

Everything Matters | Silicon | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Silicon | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Thrown from supernovae, silicon is the eighth most abundant element in the universe and second only to oxygen in the Earth's ...

Everything Matters | Phosphorus | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Phosphorus | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Learn the novel and nefarious uses of phosphorus, one of the essential elements required for life, and find out how meteorite ...

Everything Matters | Lithium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Lithium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

An element for the modern age, lightweight lithium is commonly used in rechargeable batteries, fireworks, and medications for ...

Everything Matters | Argon | Ron Hipschman and Chuck Mignacco | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Argon | Ron Hipschman and Chuck Mignacco | Exploratorium

Argon invisibly occupies nearly once percent of Earth's atmosphere and holds important roles in industry, medicine, and scientific ...