Lythium was discovered back in the 18 hundreds in sweden. We find it in oxide form, lot of times, in mines. It's mixed in with other elements, most of em are not. So here's the question, kate, how do you get why didn't all the iron go to the middle of the earth? How can we have these oars of iron that come up into the crust? Chuck, the heavy stuff is in the middle and the light stuff floated. Is this a y jesus sorcely thot? Easy? Is it ai atock tackd wit?"
Is chemistry truly everywhere? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan questions about chemistry with Kate Biberdorf, aka Kate the Chemist. Discover the chemical reactions that make our world work!
NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-the-hidden-chemistry-of-everything-with-kate-the-chemist/
Thanks to our Patrons William Kelly, Patrick Weller, Nicholas DeAngelo, George Brietigam, Adam Leos, David Bryan Smith, and Mick Mowchenko for supporting us this week.
Photo Credit: despeakrit, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.