Watch to the end for the best (Cesium!)! A wonderful representation of the alkali metals and their accurate reactivity with water. unlike brainiac, who did infact use explosives in their episode for rubidium and cesium. Very worth a watch.
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Footage from:
“Physical Science: The Living Textbook” (Cosmic Chemistry chapters 1-6), copyright 1991 by Optical Data Corp., 30 Technology Drive, Warren, New Jersey
Thank you for this video.
Ps. You will not get to see Francium in water!
Duration : 0:2:22
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A little mishap while pouring aluminum metal into a cold ingot. So this had happened, which rarely does, maybe 1/1000 times at lab.
Always wear proper safety equipment! Like don’t do what I did and not wear a face shield, I was lucky enough not to get the metal popped on my face. Thank God.
Features: Dimitri Serrano, Brandon Monaco, Dennis Ramos, and Mr. C
Duration : 0:1:54
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Explosions and science from UK Sky One series Brainiac.
Duration : 0:3:16
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