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Underwater Sodium - Periodic Table of Videos
Breaking a container of sodium under water. Potassium: potassium: https://youtu.be/XaalbE1Eh5s Caesium: https://youtu.be/b2YrZNahqiw Choose your element - Periodic Videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Alkali Metal...
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Underwater Potassium - Periodic Table of Videos
Breaking two ampoules of Potassium underwater. See our previous sodium video: https://youtu.be/IaP3lGfa2n0 Caesium next: https://youtu.be/b2YrZNahqiw Alkali Metal playlist: http://bit.ly/Alkali_Metals Music: Alan Stewart Choose your...
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Underwater Caesium - Periodic Table of Videos
Caesium (or Cesium) underwater. See our previous sodium video: https://youtu.be/IaP3lGfa2n0 And potassium: https://youtu.be/XaalbE1Eh5s Alkali Metal playlist: http://bit.ly/Alkali_Metals Choose your element - Periodic Videos on Patreon:...
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Diesel and Urea
The Professor discusses some of the chemistry behind the recent controversy involving Volkswagen cars. CLARIFICATION: While many diesel engines (including VW cars) use urea as discussed (marketed as AdBlue), we've heard from viewers...
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Deadly Strychnine - Periodic Table of Videos
Discussing Strychnine, a famous poison and an "Everest" of synthetic chemistry. Featuring Rob Stockman and Martyn Poliakoff. Very Fast Death Factor: https://youtu.be/lIavxAm4Mts Frog Poison: https://youtu.be/bqSeQuH_Tc4 Calcium ions are...
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FOUR new elements (inc Japonicium and Moscovium?) - Periodic Table of Videos
UPDATE Nihonian https://youtu.be/-HcSEKuYGM8 Moscovium https://youtu.be/ewQAJtbgr7w Tennessine https://youtu.be/1RGlXh9eC5E Oganesson https://youtu.be/VMv44bIBdQI Chemistry officials have given the go-ahead to name the final four...
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Lithium into 7 Up - Periodic Table of Videos
7 Up's original recipe contained Lithium - so what happens if you drop Lithium metal into modern 7 Up... The results surprised us. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/mxA4dOgImDM Coke can in liquid Nitrogen: https://youtu.be/GIoxY9kECRE...
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Burning Ping Pong Balls - Periodic Table of Videos
Burning cellulose ping pong balls. See our previous gun cotton video at: https://youtu.be/38w2-NCdtio Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More chemistry at...
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Thorium - Periodic Table of Videos
Thorium, element 90 on the periodic table. Extra footage: https://youtu.be/UHdhcfVVfZA More radioactive videos: http://bit.ly/radioactive_vids Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Featuring Professor Sir Martyn...
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Cool Explosions and Bags of Hydrogen - Periodic Table of Videos
A series of Hydrogen explosions, including with cooled balloons and plastic bags. Featuring Neil Barnes, Darren Walsh and Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. Video by Brady Haran. Extra footage:...
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Whitening the Taj Mahal - Periodic Table of Videos
Pollution is yellowing the Taj Mahal - but scientists are treating it with something called Fuller's Earth. More of our videos from India: http://bit.ly/India_Videos Videos from Australia: http://bit.ly/Aus_Chem_Trip Videos from Brazil:...
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Ultimate Jägerbomb - Periodic Table of Videos
A Jägerbomb is an alcoholic drink made by dropping a shot glass of Jägermeister into a larger glass of energy drink, such as Red Bull... But we decided it would be fun to up the ante by adding Sodium and Potassium to the mix. More alkali...
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Harry Kroto and C60 - Periodic Table of Videos
Remembering Sir Harry Kroto, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of C60.... a man with a passion for science and a mischievous streak! More on C60: https://youtu.be/ljF5QhD5hnI More on chemistry Nobel Prizes:...
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Lithium - Periodic Table of Videos
Our new and improved Lithium video - from Neil's fumehood to the Bikini Atoll. Videos on all 118 elements in order... http://bit.ly/118elements This video features Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes. Support us on Patreon:...
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New Elements Named - Periodic Table of Videos
New names are proposed for elements 113, 115, 117 and 118. They are Nihonium (Nh), Moscovium (Mc), Tennessine (Ts) and Oganesson (Og). More from us on synthetic elements... Predicting Moscovium: https://youtu.be/Oy8ZMFXS_5E Making heavy...
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Looking at Mercury Vapour - Periodic Table of Videos
Using a Mercury lamp to reveal dangerous Mercury vapour. Support us on Patreon (sponsor an element): https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos More Mercury: https://youtu.be/5I4rxfnCtxY Objectivity Videos (science treasures with Brady, who...
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Wooden Laboratory - Periodic Table of Videos
Pete Licence is director of the new Carbon Neutral Laboratory at the University of Nottingham. Construction of the building was disrupted by a terrible fire: https://youtu.be/JsOOx_1uLNA More on the centre:...
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Burning Iron in Liquid Oxygen - Periodic Table of Videos
Burning iron is dropped into liquid oxygen. Raw footage (reactions 1-4): https://youtu.be/TcBog29fSbo Raw footage (reactions 5-8): https://youtu.be/tMYqgofSp0Y Reactions by Neil Barnes. Discussion by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Support...
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Silver Halides - Periodic Table of Videos
Old photos on Objectivity: https://youtu.be/9Xt55LyX5pU Silver Nitrate into a solution containing halides. Also some talk about photography and cloud seeding. Discussed by Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. Dr Samantha Tang did the...
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Electrified Pickle - Periodic Table of Videos
We use slow motion and thermal imaging to investigate an electrified pickle. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Polikaoff. Senior technician Neil Barnes. Thermal camera operated...
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Elephant's Toothpaste (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
Behold, the popular Elephant's Toothpaste reaction... We look at it in some detail. Support us on Patreon and adopt an element: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos Raw footage of slow motion: https://youtu.be/r9_Xb1z45ZI Hydrogen...
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Geissler Tubes - Periodic Table of Videos
The Professor digs out some Geissler Tubes which belonged to his grandfather, Joseph Poliakoff. Extra footage about Joseph: https://youtu.be/mE_lpAPSE5Q Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff. Support us on Patreon:...
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Hot Charcoal in Liquid Oxygen (THERMAL IMAGING) - Periodic Table of Videos
Hot charcoal in LOX, the whole process was filmed with a thermal imaging camera. Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Neil Barnes. Our thanks to the Google Making & Science team. #ScienceGoals More #ScienceGoals videos at:...
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How Hand Warmers Work (THERMAL IMAGING) - Periodic Table of Videos
Featuring Professors Martyn Poliakoff and Roger Bowley. Sodium Acetate and Hand Warmers. Our thanks to the Google Making & Science team. #ScienceGoals More #ScienceGoals videos at:...