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Metals

Dr Rob by a riverCoins, jewellery, frying pans, boats, bridges and buildings. There's a common element that links all of these things. it's metal! But how does a big pile of rocks get turned into an aluminium can?

To find out join Dr Rob for a very refined episode as he SCOPEs out all the science behind metals! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE.

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Metals

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