Subject: WHY CAN YOU CUT GLASS UNDER WATER WITH SCISSORS
Date: Wed Mar 14 11:55:58 2001
Posted by BENEM
Grade level: undergrad
School: No school entered.
City: COLBORNE State/Province: ONTARIO
Country: CANADA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 984588958.Ch
Message:
WE WERE USING SCISSORS TO CUT GLASS UNDER WATER AND MY CHILD ASKED ME WHY? I
HAVE FOUND THE SCIENTIFIC ANSWER AS A SILICON-OXYGON BOND AT THE CRACK AND AN
OXYGEN-HYDROGEN BOND IN THE WATER ARE CLEAVED, CREATING TWO HYDROXYL GROUPS
ATTACHED TO SILICON. I DON'T UNDER STAND THIS AND CANNOT EXPLAIN IT TO MY CHILD
SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS SO I CAN TELL MY CHILD, AGE OF 12.
Re: WHY CAN YOU CUT GLASS UNDER WATER WITH SCISSORS
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