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Uploaded by on Sep 29, 2008

Is zinc boring? We ask this question in our latest version of the video about this element. We've got videos about all 118 elements at http://www.periodicvideos.com/

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  • if you didn't have zinc you wouldn't be able to be bored :-)))))

  • that million dollar smile at the end made my day

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  • powdered zinc in pyrotechnics

  • No mention of use as a sacrificial anode for ships, though that is the purpose of galvanizing.

  • I have a large zinc "coin" sitting on my desk in front of me. I melted about 20 pennies with a butane torch and removed as much of the copper coating as I could.

  • Good job destroying a fume hood!

  • Every single element has been called beautiful, exciting or wonderful by them. Except for zinc.

  • @ordinaryk that was so bad it was good :)

  • 2:58 Dual Monitors.

  • Zinc oxide should be mentioned, as it is very important for the production of tires and other products out of rubber. And even more important its nanoparticles as an transparent semiconductor.

  • They were demonstrating a pyrophoric compound of zinc, which exists as a liquid.

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