WHAT IS A VITRIOL? Simply put, a vitriol is a metallic sulfate compound, often but not always hydrated. The crystals of most vitriols are glassy and all are soluble in water, making solutions containing sulfuric acid. In fact, the very word vitriol has its origin in the Latin word for glass, vitrum. Out of the ten or so vitriol compounds, one is common and occurs along faults and oxidized zones in metallic mineral deposits: green vitriol, better known to geologists and miners as…
Today’s article may be the last of the “Science Lite” posts since by this time next week, we may be unpacked enough to resume normal life after the moving across the country. | Everyone knows there’s a problem with little kids eating paint chips because of the danger of lead poisoning. The real culprit is not even the main lead-based white pigment but rather a lead-based contaminant found in lower-quality paints. The antiquaited name for this contaminant was sugar of lead….
By the time you read this, we’re either on the road or unpacking after moving across the country. Moving is almost over but for this week at least, the science lite blog posts will continue. This week’s offering is a short piece on education for careers in applied quantum physics from the podcast site called impromptucast.com. Playtime is approximately 1 minute. WARNING: put all food and drink down now, and you may want to sit down… Don’t listen to this at work….
We’re in the panic stage of packing and cleaning because we’re leaving…in theory…in a few days. So the science lite blog posts continue. This week’s offering is a short piece on psychoactive drugs from the podcast site called impromptucast.com. Playtime is approximately 1 minute. WARNING: put all food and drink down now, and you may want to sit down… Don’t listen to this at work. CREDITS Pumpkin Spice Chloropromazine is by Sean Clark, who might be married to me, 2017, CC…