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catching H2S
bubble it into a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide.
22-12-2010 at 21:56
by: NurdRage
Deactivated magnesium test
I know it might seem obvious that "deactivated" magnesium shouldn't work, but i thought i'd try it a ...
22-12-2010 at 01:44
by: NurdRage
Pretty Pictures (1)
[rquote=196005&tid=14644&author=crazedguy]Nurdrage Could that crystal growth be done with di ...
22-12-2010 at 00:18
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
[rquote=195950&tid=14970&author=woelen]More interesting is to find out whether other chemica ...
21-12-2010 at 07:22
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
I'd like to report that the "crust" i got from the paraffin solvent run has a gravel like consistenc ...
20-12-2010 at 08:35
by: NurdRage
Pretty Pictures (1)
no idea, probably less than 10ma for the slow growth videos. Maybe in the future i'll do more precis ...
19-12-2010 at 15:09
by: NurdRage
Pretty Pictures (1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnyBldC4Ra4

This is the silver crystals video i said i was making ...
19-12-2010 at 13:31
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
I destroyed the mixture with alcohol before i could really test its physical properties so i don't k ...
19-12-2010 at 02:08
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
alright, i guess my potassium observations before the addition of alcohol are probably just a cross- ...
19-12-2010 at 00:53
by: NurdRage
More potassium porn
Selected highlights from today's run using paraffin oil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgfxmCAS4h ...
18-12-2010 at 20:03
by: NurdRage
Unusual observation
Is the alcohol required?

During one run i hadn't added the alcohol yet but had to cancel the reac ...
18-12-2010 at 18:39
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
mine was higher density. the bottle reads 0.86g/mL, i think commercial kerosene is lower.
18-12-2010 at 17:50
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
I just confirmed i can get decent potassium balls (1-3mm) using parafin oil.

Procedure was:
20m ...
18-12-2010 at 17:15
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
[rquote=195608&tid=14970&author=Pok]Many small K balls could possibly get unified by adding ...
18-12-2010 at 15:22
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
@blogfast25

I added my alcohol all at once through the top of the condensor without dilution. not ...
18-12-2010 at 11:50
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
[rquote=195563&tid=14970&author=Nicodem] Higher t-alkoxides (t-amyl alcohol and above) might ...
18-12-2010 at 08:59
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
[rquote=195511&tid=14970&author=Cuauhtemoc]Hi,

Oh, by the way, nurdrage, you didn't use d ...
17-12-2010 at 23:20
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)

Noteworthy results from my latest attempt:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUzsyNLuLyg

The ...
17-12-2010 at 20:00
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
I can also confirm i was able to make potassium using candle wax solvent. It requires a much more ex ...
17-12-2010 at 11:47
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
I want to make the add-on that i'm using magnesium that's been stored in a glovebox since the day it ...
16-12-2010 at 18:34
by: NurdRage
Pretty Pictures (1)
[rquote=195307&tid=14644&author=blogfast25]Nurd:

Any idea of scale? This looks like a mic ...
16-12-2010 at 11:50
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
I've been following.

Which is why i didn't do any stirring at first. But i failed to take into ac ...
16-12-2010 at 09:00
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
In hindsight, i should have added the stirbar first and stirred the mixture while it was heating. ca ...
16-12-2010 at 08:18
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
[rquote=195285&tid=14970&author=blogfast25]
Can you please describe your experiment in much ...
16-12-2010 at 08:13
by: NurdRage
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
Yeah, I definitely heard that distinctive woosh sound.

good to know i'm on the right track. i'll ...
16-12-2010 at 01:14
by: NurdRage
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