The science behind Breaking Bad

By David Sait2013-01-01T15:27:00+00:00

Is the chemistry in Breaking Bad accurate? We took a look

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From 2011-2012 we published a number of articles looking at the science behind Breaking Bad.

These articles were part of the On-Screen Chemistry series originally published in InfoChem and later in The Mole.

In the first article, Jonathan Hare examines whether it’s possible to poison gangsters with phosphine gas
The second article looks at the famous acid bath scenes
Thermite break-in explains the chemistry of melting a lock with iron oxide and aluminium powder
The final article asks if a crystal of mercury fulminate can blow up a room

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