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Chemistry-2
How colors are produced in fireworks?
The minerals taken from the earth
provide colors, for example - Strontium produces deep red color, copper produces
blue color, sodium give yellow color, iron filings and charcoal pieces gives golden
color; while bright flashes and loud sounds come from aluminum powder.
[www.livescience.com, 5/17/2008]
Is pure water a better conductor of electricity?
Completely pure water is not a
good conductor of electricity, as people think. In practical situations
(such as bathtubs, flooded basements) water usually contains many different
kinds of impurities (electrolytes) which allow for good electrical
conduction.
Which metal is most abundantly available in Earth's crust?
Iron, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Aluminum?
It is Aluminum, by weight of 8.23%.
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