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![Cadmium sulfide, seen here, is one of the two compounds used to make zinc cadmium sulfide. It's commonly used as a pigment.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e98qEfUcaDtVbLEW2EVYrX-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Facts About Cadmium
By Rachel Ross published
Properties, sources and uses of the element cadmium.
![Potato Battery](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YkBgu9HbgTEScMw5puZQS-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Why Do Some Fruits and Vegetables Conduct Electricity?
By Joanna Fantozzi published
Many people may think it's amazing that a simple piece of produce can conduct electricity. As it turns out, that's not the whole story.
![Crystalline silicon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4FvnXe9VBTHj6nJag6tNKL-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Facts About Silicon
By Stephanie Pappas published
Properties, sources and uses of the element silicon.
![chlorine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3nkCn8YhfS6hhS8JtP5L5f-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Facts About Chlorine
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published
Properties, sources and uses of the element chlorine.
![Californium](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/arV3ggb99U2nV7tnACMRHF-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Facts About Californium
By Traci Pedersen published
Properties, sources and uses of the element californium.
![Kid's messy hands.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLT6RU5S6w86URz8LgGtc7-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Why Every Parent Will Love This 'Everything Repellent'
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new clear coating can keep fingerprints and jelly smears off your walls, windows and even your phone screen.
![Molybdenite](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CSCSfNaumWpd2xBESG8gb-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Facts About Molybdenum
By Traci Pedersen published
Properties, sources and uses of the element molybdenum.
![This synthetic chameleon skin can change its color and stiffness without undergoing any chemical changes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t46fdHEvJMGpBRtm22jLZn-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Artificial Chameleon Skin Is Weird and Cool
By Rafi Letzter published
It doesn't swell when dipped in "bodily fluids." Hmm.
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