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PHILOU Zrealone
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Jor
As mentioned before on this board, nickel only dissolves in moderately concentrated nitric acid (around 40%), and not in concentrated (50-70%) and
dilute acid. Acid concentration is crucial. |
I only had acces to 69% HNO3 at that time and it chewed completely through the Ni coins (1.5 mm thickness), so I guess that assumtion of you is not
true.
On the other hand iron is passivated by conc HNO3...
[Edited on 19-2-2009 by PHILOU Zrealone]
PH Z (PHILOU Zrealone)
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mattrod9523
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This one is very dangerous but simple; sugar and sulfuric acid.
Also, sulfuric acid + saturated potassium iodide solution. Very nice one. It produces iodine.
You can also mix ffine iodine powder with aluminum (should really be done outdoors!).
Another one would be to drop a piece oof magnesium in hydrochloric acid, and position a burning splint right aboe it. BEAUTIFUL.
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hellfire23
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mattrod9523
Also, sulfuric acid + saturated potassium iodide solution. Very nice one. It produces iodine. |
Doesn't that produce amounts of dangerous hydrogen sulfide?
An easier route would be to dissolve the potassium iodide in water than add HCl and then hydrogen peroxide and filter out the iodine.
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http://www.whynotchemeng.com/uk-and-ireland/teachers/top-ten...
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Alexein
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flamming jelly from vinegar, calcium carbonate, and rubbing alcohol. Not exactly Napalm but tad more interesting than just burning liquid alcohol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E356hphckDQ
Sodium acetate, (yea it's been done to death but might as well jump on the bandwagon...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEZWdPIg9o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21IcpkxgBVY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAwxhAP9mnc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVIoqBZRVRU
Polishing silver using electrochemistry (nothing special, just the classic silver reduction by aluminum foil)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGCx9HZwYBo
Anodizing silver using electric current, sodium hydroxide and sulfur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrA7Jyw1uOs
Reacting silver with nitric acid at both cold and hot temperatures, shows the difference that temperature makes. What's also interesting to note is
the aluminum metal resists concentrated nitric acid. Shows the concept of passivation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6hPgGV_qAg
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I used to amaze my family with 100%HNO3 + NH3 solution, a drop of each in a large flask and you get a whoaa  chem reactions which seems to burnt into my memory:
flask full of NH3 gas vs. water vat.
KMnO4 solution vs activated carbon.
little copper azide crystals in a self igniter spark gap its not too OTC demo though but is has the highest bang/amount haz mat used ratio.
some organic peroxide also rised interest in my cousin, you can demonstrate the difference how it behaves when ignited with open flame and when
touched with red hot metal wire.
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Well, thermite is always a fun one...
You could react teflon with magnesium to make make MgF2 and soot. Cool looking smokescreen is produced.
Sucrose + conc. sulfuric acid.
4Mg + SiO2 -> 2MgO + Mg2Si
Mg2Si reacts with ~20% HCl to form silane gas, which ignites spontaneously.
Iodoform reaction (methyl ketone + iodine + metal hydroxide), which produces a characteristic yellow iodoform precipitate.
Flame test for various cations.
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One that I wouldnt do myself, but have watched the following video of astounded me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5CCjfKzeY
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This looks interesting.
http://books.google.com/books?id=dQpDAAAAIAAJ&printsec=f...
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Wow that is actually really cool! Although I don't know how safe it is... The mercuric thiocyanate doesn't sound so safe
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