Capturing the natural beauty of chemistry I find that chemistry is often taught poorly or without a purpose. Because of this, people tend to lose interest and sometimes even start to hate it. In each video that I make, I try to balance theory with purpose. My goal is to capture the natural beauty of chemistry in fun and interesting ways. In terms of education, I have a BSc in Biochemistry, with a minor in pharmacology. However, I've always been a lot more drawn to applied chemistry. So after finishing my degree, I worked as a lab tech in an organic lab, and then as a chemistry grad student. However, I ended up leaving my graduate studies early to focus on this channel. Now, making chemistry videos has become my full-time job! Sponsorships and related business inquiries: [email protected] Other inquiries: [email protected]
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A few years ago I got this little ampoule with this little piece of metal inside of it, and I was really excited because this little piece of metal is actually pure uranium.
Ever since then I've always wanted to free the uranium, and I've randomly decided that today is the day to crack it open, but I have to be careful. This is because once the uranium is exposed to air it reacts to form small particles of radioactive uranium oxide, which are really dangerous and not good to breathe in.
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Cesium metal is very similar to sodium or potassium, but it's even more reactive. It's kept in this glass ampule to protect it from air, and having it break open, could be really dangerous.
WARNING: Cesium is extremely reactive and dangerous. The sample was exhibited in a controlled environment. Serious injury can occur if handled improperly.
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In this video, I want to see what happens when I put my hand in a solution of hot ice (sodium acetate).
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I've been wanting to try something for a while now, and to do it, I'm gonna need some high proof alcohol and some sodium polyacrylate. When mixed together in the right way with water, the polyacrylate is able to absorb all the alcohol, and become an extremely flammable powder. I have to throw the fireball quickly because it feels like it's going to burn me, but it's worth it because it makes me feel super cool.
WARNING: DON'T TRY THIS. This mixture is extremely flammable and dangerous. Serious injury can occur if handled improperly.
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What I have here just looks like a generic yellow powder, but I think it's pretty cool. If I add it to some water it just floats on top, which isn't too interesting. If I put my fingers in it though, it has a really weird effect...
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For a while now I've been wanting to make some dry ice cream, and I'm gonna sacrifice an ice cream sandwich. The first step is to remove its skin, and then I have to freeze dry it.
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Procedure:
1) Wash penny with vinegar and salt
2) Drop it into 3M NaOH (12g NaOH in 100mL water) + zinc metal
3) Dry it, put it on a hot plate, and turn on the heat
4) Gold???
Unfortunately, even though it really looks like it, it isn't real gold. It's actually brass, and it formed because the heat caused the zinc coating, to combine with the copper in the penny.
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So today, I've decided to do one of my favorite reactions. To get it started, it's actually really simple, and all I need is a mixture of iron and sulfur.
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Something that I've always wanted to do, is turn bromine into a popsicle, and to do this, I need some liquid nitrogen.
WARNING: Bromine is very toxic and corrosive, and is extremely dangerous if handled improperly.
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What I think is cool, is what happens when I burn nitromethane. I get a flame that has almost no color. There's a slight hint of yellow, but besides that it almost looks like it's in black and white. In my opinion it kind of looks fake, and I think this is better than anything with color.
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