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Chemistry For Your Life
How does a pencil eraser remove graphite?
Materials Science, Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and podcast hosted by Melissa and Jam
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Melissa and Jam examine how erasers remove graphite from paper. The episode connects the structure of graphite with the polymers and physical interactions that let an eraser lift a mark, contrasting absorption and adsorption and discussing what makes an everyday material effective for this purpose.
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