Instructional Video6:31
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Sunscreen - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
The Professor - donning his clip-on shades - is at Bondi Beach in Australia for a discussion about sunscreen. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on Facebook
Instructional Video5:41
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Chromium Trioxide (FAIL) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
The Professor shows us a tremendous reaction - but forgets to switch off the department smoke alarm. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on Facebook
Instructional Video1:26
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Buckyball Bunny - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Help one of our viewers find chemistry names for her soon-to-be-born pet rabbits. Email or email periodicvideos at gmail. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on Facebook...
Instructional Video5:46
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Silicone Implants - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
A discussion of the use of silicone in medical implants. This follows recent news reports about problems with a certain type of breast implant. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at...
Instructional Video6:15
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Jelly Babies - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
We enjoy mixed success with a series of reactions involving jelly babies in potassium chlorate. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on Facebook
Instructional Video5:33
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Ron Nyholm - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Professor Martyn Poliakoff wins the prestigious Ron Nyholm Prize (with a little help from our YouTube viewers) and tells how he almost met the famous chemist for whom the award was named. More chemistry
Instructional Video2:56
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Most Dangerous Chemical - Viewer Questions

6th - 11th
You can support us on Patreon='https://www.patreon.com/periseriesdeos' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Patreon See also Brady's Objectivity seates (science...
Instructional Video5:45
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Sugar and the Caipirinha - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Another video from our Brazil trip... The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail and it is sugary to its core. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on Facebook
Instructional Video0:20
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Message from Luis - Periodic Table of Videos - Portuguese

6th - 11th
Clickef='http://www.periodicvideos.com/captions/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Clatk (includes info abatt English and otatr language captions too) More chemistry
Instructional Video7:58
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Rhenium - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
We're back with an updated element video - and it is the extremely expensive metal rhenium, often used in aircraft engines. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on...
Instructional Video7:11
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Tellurium in Stars - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Tellurium is found in three distant stars. Professor Martyn Poliakoff comments on this MIT paper. More on elements being created in stars at this Sixty Symbols videoef='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhhdkYFmd7A' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video5:11
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Coke and Pepsi - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
The recipe is changed for Coke and Pepsi (in the US). It is because of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, which would require the companies to put a cancer warning on their labels. In this video we warn you not to drink more than 1,000 cans...
Instructional Video5:53
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Zirconium - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
A long-awaited update to our Zirconium video, made possible by two samples donated to The Professor (thanks to company Lipmann Walton and technician Andres Tretiakov). More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/'...
Instructional Video2:12
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Element Symbol Song - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
David Newman's Song on YouTube='http://www.youtube.com/watchsong2Wwf1UVdFo' tarapt='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Youreactions- Our own Tom Lehrer tribute websiteblank'...
Instructional Video3:57
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Strange Metal Rings - Viewer Questions

6th - 11th
A viewer asks our chemist what they think the most interesting metal would be for a wedding ring... and it poses a bigger challenge than you'd expect. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank'...
Instructional Video4:53
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Davy's Lamp - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
We're looking at the original lamp designed by Sir Humphry Davy. It revolutionized safety in coal mines and prevented countless methane explosions. EXTRA INTERVIEW FOOTAGE='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFiZ-2MLwM4' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video5:41
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Queen's Portrait on a Diamond - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
We etch a tiny portrait of Queen Elizabeth II onto a diamond - to celebrate her diamond jubilee (60 years on the throne). The smallest portrait is just 46 microns high. With thanks to Michael Fay and Christopher Parmenter at the...
Instructional Video3:54
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Copper Chloride - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
A thoughtless moment with copper chloride cost The Professor an entire carpet! Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/'...
Instructional Video6:21
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Calcium Carbide & Acetylene - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Sam combines calcium carbide and ice to produce acetylene - while The Professor discusses old-fashioned car headlights. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on Facebook...
Instructional Video2:49
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Bottle Models - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Just when you thought The Professor could not get more excited about plastic bottles.... During our visit to Brazil, we stumbled over this interesting use of plastic bottles - as makeshift molecular models! More chemistry
Instructional Video5:53
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Accidental Reaction - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
After a couple of FAILS, The Professor stumbles over a "magical" reaction involving hydrogen peroxide and potassium permanganate. More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/' taatet='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Follow us on...
Instructional Video8:44
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Nuclear Lab (RADIOACTIVE) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
We're at Sellafield, in the "active" area of its National Nuclear Laboratory. Getting up close to Uranium, Plutonium, Neptunium and Americium. More detailed videos on those elements coming soon. In this video are Martyn Poliakoff and...
Instructional Video7:26
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Flerovium (NEW ELEMENT!) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Element 114 now has an official name and symbol on the periodic table. And Brady asks the question, would you rather win a Nobel Prize or have an element named after you? More chemistry at href='http://www.perioatcvideos.com/'...
Instructional Video6:31
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Livermorium - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
Newer Livermorium videoef='https://youtu.be/YWKlqO9niuY' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>video (interview with a co-founder and namer) Element 116 has been given the name Livermorium - but it could easily have been nated after...