Science Quiz on chemistries of the surface and the bulk


Name the brilliant effect on display here. A form of iridescence, it is entirely due to features on the surface of the oyster shell. Credit: Brocken Inaglory (CC BY-SA)

Name the brilliant effect on display here. A form of iridescence, it is entirely due to features on the surface of the oyster shell. Credit: Brocken Inaglory (CC BY-SA)



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