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If you combine two hafniums, do you get a wholenium? Hafnium finds itself useful in nuclear submarines and plasma welding torches. While watching the 118-part series on each element in the periodic table, scholars learn more about hafnium during episode 72.
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Instructional Ideas
- Research to discover if the 10-year-old prediction of future applications of hafnium came true or not
- Share that hafnium is also named after a city, specifically Copenhagen, known in Latin as Hafnia
Classroom Considerations
- Unlike other videos in the series, this one does not share the properties of hafnium, so plan to supplement the video with additional information
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Includes closed captioning in English and Portuguese for ease of note taking
- Takes less than a minute of class time to share
Cons
- None