Hairy metal! Aluminium meets Mercury
Mercury strips away the invisible shield on aluminium. Then air attacks the metal so fast that white, hair-like strands of aluminium oxide grow out of it!
The result
- What you get
- Aluminium amalgam (growing white "fur")
- When it happens
- At room temperature
Fun fact from Fizzy: This is another reason mercury is banned on aeroplanes.
🥽 Mercury is poisonous. Never touch it.