00:00
Elemental
11+

Gallium - mysterious case of the disappearing spoon

Listened

Gallium is the second element named after France, is a key element in mobile phones & Blu-ray players & melts at body temperature, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 31 of Elemental.

Listen now 7 min

© RNZ Length 7 min 28 May 2019 Episode 31 ScienceEducational New Zealand Episodic

Full episode description

© RNZ Length 7 min 28 May 2019 Episode 31 ScienceEducational New Zealand Episodic

Tales from the periodic table

Tales from the periodic table

This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

Listen to episode one here

Gallium is the second element named after France, is a key element in mobile phones & Blu-ray players & melts at body temperature, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 31 of Elemental.

Gallium is the second element on the periodic table named after France. It is a key element in mobile phones & Blu-ray players.

It looks like silver but melts at body temperature, a feature that fun-loving chemists used to exploit to play pranks on people, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT. They would craft a spoon from gallium, which would dissolve when the unsuspecting user went to stir the sugar in their cup of tea.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details


© RNZ | 7 min

The content, artwork and advertising within this podcast is not owned or affiliated with Sound Carrot and remain the property of their respective owners.

Original Episode URL


Find your next favourite Podcast

Sound Carrot is your source for Family Podcast Discovery. Verified awesome, 0% boring.

Privacy Focused

Distraction free website, no flashing banners or adverts to steal your attention.
(Some shows do contain their own ads however).

Kid verified

At first I made this site for my kids, but like any dad I got a little over excited. I hope you find it as useful as they do.

Family Friendly

Whether you want to listen to them together in the car, or alone in your room - the content is all safe for younger ears.