The Hunt for the Highest Melting Point
What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow.
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Hosted by: Hank Green
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Sources:
The Four Intermolecular Forces and How They Affect Boiling Points
http://www.chemicool.com/elements/helium-facts.html
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/07/28/behold-a-new-record-for-the-worlds-highest-melting-point
Images:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCMaglev
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten_carbide#/media/File:%CE%91-WC-polyhedral.png
