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Chemistry makes Scents!
Why do things smell?
Share your favourite and least favourite smells, and learn about the molecules that make chemistry make scents.
Join the team from the Royal Society of Chemistry and speak to them about the chemistry of smells, touch the botanical samples they have, look at the molecular models, smell samples of the chemicals involved and learn about the molecules that make these scents, and discover where you might find similar smells in the supermarket, your home, or even in the garden!
Share your favourite and least favourite smells, and learn about the molecules that make chemistry make scents.
Join the team from the Royal Society of Chemistry and speak to them about the chemistry of smells, touch the botanical samples they have, look at the molecular models, smell samples of the chemicals involved and learn about the molecules that make these scents, and discover where you might find similar smells in the supermarket, your home, or even in the garden!
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