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The Right Chemistry: the secrets of mercury
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, on this incredible liquid element, its properties, dangers and uses through the ages.
Joe Schwarcz PhD
| 18 Jan 2019
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