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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.


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