Okay, here's a weird question for you!
I'm memorizing the works of T.S. Eliot and in "Tradition and the Individual Talent" he uses an analogy of a catalyst:
"The analogy was that of the catalyst. When the two gases previously mentioned (oxygen + sulfur dioxide) are mixed in the presence of a filament of platinum, they form sulfurous acid. This combination takes place only if the platinum is present; nevertheless the newly formed acide contains no trace of platinum, and the platinum itself is apparently unaffected; has remained inert, neutral, and unchanged. The mind of the poet is the shred of platinum."
I want to find a visual for this catalyst to help me memorize it, but I don't really have a clue as to what this should look like. (I'm hoping for something more visual than an equation)
Can anyone out there help?
2007-04-13 19:03:56 · 2 answers · asked by T 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry