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Shauna Matsumoto

Shauna Matsumoto teaches chemistry and physical science at a public high school. With 13 years in the sciences, she worked in industrial chemical production and refinery laboratories before entering the classroom. Matsumoto also contributes pieces on industrial chemistry to Biology Insights.

Why Is the Law of Conservation of Mass Important?
What Are the Potential Risks of Radioactive Isotopes?
What Is a Well in Science? From Labs to Physics
What Is a Chain Reaction and How Does It Work?
Why Do We Fill Balloons With Helium Gas Instead of Oxygen Gas?
Is Ductility an Intensive or Extensive Property?
What Was Boyle’s Most Famous Discovery About Gases?
Is There an Alternative to Helium?
What Is the Point of Saturation in Science?
How to Make Ferrofluid: A Step-by-Step Guide
What Makes a Tracer Round Glow?
What Makes a Good Calorimeter?
Why Is Liquid Hydrogen Used as Rocket Fuel?
What Is Vaporization? The Science Behind the Phase Change
What Is an Aerosol Spray and How Does It Work?
How Does Cohesion Help Life on Earth?
What an Aerosol Is Made Of and How It Forms
What Are Two Variables That Affect the Rate of Diffusion?
The Critical Relationship Between Oxygen and Light
What Is a Calorimeter and How Does It Work?
What Is an Isotope Model and How Does It Work?