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Sodium Burning in Air

Sodium Burning in Air

Sodium does not react easily with oxygen at a room temperature so it has to be heated up a little for the reaction to start.

Since air is mostly oxygen once the reaction starts it gets pretty...

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explosion, heat, burning, reaction, fire, air, oxygen, sodium

Rare, Prehistoric Frilled Shark in Japan

Rare, Prehistoric Frilled Shark in Japan

Ever seen a shark like this?

This species of prehistoric shark called Frilled Shark and it is very rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is some 600 meters or more under the sea.

The...

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japan, ocean, shark, frilled shark, prehistoric, sea

2.2 MegaVolt Lightning - Lichtenberg Figures

2.2 MegaVolt Lightning - Lichtenberg Figures

The interior of an 18" square x 1" piece of Plexiglas was charged to 2.2 million volts (MV) using a 5 MV particle accelerator. A layer of excess electrons become trapped deep inside. When...

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electrons, potential, lightning, plexiglas, lichtenberg figure, sculpture, charge, voltage, flash

Alkali Chemical Element Flame Test

Alkali Chemical Element Flame Test

This video shows what different colors the alkali elements burn.

Strontium chloride, barium chloride, sodium chloride and potassium chloride are burned.

This video was done by YouTube user 'nitrex'.

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burning, colors, fire, alkali, strontium chloride, barium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride

Marshmallow Experiment

Marshmallow Experiment

Watch how a "marshmallow" is made using just a few chemical elements.

First we take hydrogen preoxide, then we add liquid soup, we mix it together and finally add a little of potassium iodide and...

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reaction, marshmallow, marsh mallow, hydrogen peroxide, liquid soup, potassium iodide