BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does a mirror grow dark?

Ludwigshafen (ots) - If you glance at yourself in a looking glass
and notice that you are beginning to look a little dull around the
edges - or have maybe even developed black spots - there is a
scientific reason for the phenomenon. A mirror can be robbed of its
reflective power by the chemical reaction known as oxidation. In
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Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life.

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