Chemistry For Your Life

How do gemstones get their color?

Apr 6, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Brie's Request for a Wedding Chemistry Episode
02:13 • 2min
3
How to Avoid Coughs and Sneezes
04:28 • 2min
4
The Importance of Impurities in Gemstones
06:13 • 2min
5
The Chemistry of Lab-Created Gemstones
07:44 • 3min
6
The Lattice Structure of Salt
10:40 • 2min
7
The Effects of Light on Minerals
12:44 • 2min
8
The Importance of Color in Transition Metals
14:34 • 2min
9
The Impurities in Gemstones
16:29 • 2min
10
The Importance of Impurities in Colorless Minerals
18:36 • 2min
11
The Importance of Light in a Wedding Ring
20:20 • 2min
12
The Role of Salts in Crystal Structures
22:06 • 2min
13
Aluminum Oxide and Colorless Gemstones
24:23 • 2min
14
The Effects of Impurities on Color
25:58 • 2min
15
The Importance of Light
27:38 • 2min
16
The Different Colors of Gemstones
29:32 • 2min
17
The Different Qualities of Light
31:29 • 2min
18
The Different Colors of Alexandrite
33:18 • 3min
19
The Chemistry of Gemstones
36:11 • 2min
20
The Impurities of Gemstones
38:14 • 2min
21
The Joy of Traveling
39:54 • 2min
22
How to Have a Great Baby Shower
42:19 • 2min
23
Chem for Your Life
44:12 • 2min