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In the Classroom
From Chicken Breath to the Killers Lake of Cameroon: Uniting Seven Interesting Phenomena with a Single Chemical Underpinning
Ron DeLorenzo
Department of Chemistry, Middle Georgia College, Cochran, GA 31014-1599

Cover
February 2001
Vol. 78 No. 2
p. 191

Abstract
By using a single equation prototype, seven interesting mysteries and phenomena can be seen as sharing a common chemical underpinning. The applications discussed are the Killer Lakes of Cameroon, chicken breath, the Permian Ocean, the snow line, boiler scale, the Fizz Keeper, and stalactites and stalagmites.
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*  Citation
DeLorenzo, Ronald. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 191.
*  Keywords
Descriptive Chemistry; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Public Understanding; Teaching / Learning Aids
*  History
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December 22, 2000
August 31, 2005
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