A lot of ionic compounds dissolve in water, dissociating into individual ions. But when two ions find each other that form an insoluble compound, they suddenly fall out of solution in what's...
========== You're at dinner with your best friend: fine conversation, fine wine, some barbecued beef cheeks. You look outside to admire the full moon,
but when you glance back you realize that your friend has turned into a werewolf. Fortunately, the cutlery is made of silver,
and you know how to use it! Or perhaps, you're in the bath one day, and as you reach for the soap you notice a wart on your big toe. Well squeeze a little silver nitrate on that big boy and you'll be ready for sandals season in no time. Shiny, electrically conductive, and oh-so-useful,
silver has been valued since ancient times and has a reputation for purity and warding off evil, whether in the form of werewolves or warts. Silver was also a big driver of settlement in the western Unit...