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[*] posted on 23-2-2014 at 12:49


Here is my element collection:



I got my antimony by digesting antimony/tin solder in HCl and utilizing antimony's resistance to acid.
My next editions will be americium, uranium and potassium.
I have isolated many other elements, including bromine, chlorine, and oxygen but my ampoules are to big to fit in the 1"x1 1/2" cells.




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[*] posted on 25-2-2014 at 18:01


Very nice BobD1001 and Pinkhippo11 , I haven't gone back to this thread in a while, so I didn't see those pictures until now....
I will be starting to build my periodic table frame today or tomorrow, hopefully it will be complete within a week or so.
I isolated some more Cadmium (the tiniest amount ever), and I bought a nice light bulb with a really thick Tungsten filament (for a projector.)

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You can see the thick W (Tungsten) wire better, if you see the large image, so click it!



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[*] posted on 26-2-2014 at 11:40


Maybe I can get around to posting pics eventually.
Here is a schematic of my actual Elemental State Element collection (except for the bottom row).
Some I have many pounds of, others only a few grams, ALL are at least 99.5% in a few cases, but 99.99++ in the majority. Alfa Aesar, SA etc.

I still have gaps.
If anybody wants to barter or sell to fill these gaps, let me know.



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Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg Al Si S Cl Ar
K Ca Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Rb Sr Zr Nb Mo Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Ba Hf W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi

Tb Dy Lu
Th U




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[*] posted on 26-2-2014 at 11:43


Wow! You have a lot. How did you get Fluorine?



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[*] posted on 26-2-2014 at 12:07


Th U and F are the only salts



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[*] posted on 6-3-2014 at 17:59


Just received tin and antimony from Mailinmypocket. Like He said:
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So shiny!



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[*] posted on 8-3-2014 at 19:36


Here's my collection so far. It's very incomplete. I know that the hydrogen should be ampouled, and is probably not going to stay in that vial. That's temporary. The brown vial contains iodine, and the gold colored cylinder contains argon. The element I have which I am most proud of is my indium, which my chemistry teacher gave me. She also had tellurium and antimony but she wouldn't give me those! (not surprisingly) Also, the boron is actually boric oxide as a placeholder until I can obtain the elemental boron from it.

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[*] posted on 8-3-2014 at 19:39


Oh, and this is a close up of some sulfur that I melted down and poured into water, making a ton of little spheres.

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[*] posted on 9-3-2014 at 18:57


Very nice, is that rubber sulfur (melted >300°C) or just melted and poured in water.



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[*] posted on 9-3-2014 at 19:14


When I melted it, I poured some into water to make the balls pictured, and then heated up the remainder to a higher temperature and let it cool to make rubber sulfur. It's really interesting but only stays rubbery for a few minutes before resuming its normal hard form.
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[*] posted on 9-3-2014 at 19:27


Really? I thought it was a few days...



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[*] posted on 9-3-2014 at 20:26


From the book Chemical Demonstrations, Volume 1: "After it is removed from the water, the polymeric sulfur will revert to its brittle rhombic form, but the time for the change varies from a few minutes to several hours."
Mine unfortunately only lasted a few minutes.
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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 13:31


Cool, I will make some polymeric sulfur today and see how long it lasts.



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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 16:39


Now the cooled sulfur is stuck in a test tube, how can I get it out? I can't dissolve sulfur.



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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 16:54


I guess you could re-melt it if you're careful.
You could also try using an organic solvent, it's soluble in some.
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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 17:19


Hot NaOH dissolves sulphur. Althogh it isn't exactly fast.



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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 17:29


Quote: Originally posted by zts16  
I guess you could re-melt it if you're careful.
You could also try using an organic solvent, it's soluble in some.

I don't have any solvents that will dissolve sulfur.
Quote: Originally posted by bismuthate  
Hot NaOH dissolves sulphur. Althogh it isn't exactly fast.

Good idea, except hot NaOH also dissolves glass.:o




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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 18:03


True but it dissolves sulfur much faster.
I'm not sure but conc. H2O2 may work. Or nitric acid if you'll go to the trouble..

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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 21:14


Re-melting…?
Or is it too thinly spread across the test tube for that to be an effective means?
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[*] posted on 10-3-2014 at 21:38


No, remelting it won't help, I'm just cracking and chipping it a way.




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[*] posted on 14-6-2014 at 21:27


Identify the elements.

<a href="http://imgur.com/h2NVOVQ"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/h2NVOVQ.jpg" title="Can you find the hidden nitrogen sample?" width=800 /></a>

Not the biggest collection, but oh well. I have some gallium, but I still can't find it.

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[*] posted on 14-6-2014 at 21:40


From left to right: Au, Cu, ???, Zn?, Ga?, Si, Bi

Zyklonb: Sublime it to the end of the test tube? You'll probably lose some yield to oxides...




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[*] posted on 14-6-2014 at 21:53


You got all of them right except the ??? and Ga. (There is no gallium here)

Au was a graduation gift.
Cu was supposed to go out in the trash but I decided to keep it.
Zn is just a filed down penny.
Si was found somewhere, can't remember where.
Bi was bought at the Smithsonian. It was broken into several small pieces, this is by far the largest.

One of the remaining elements is quite common, the other quite expensive.




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[*] posted on 14-6-2014 at 22:17


Quote: Originally posted by elementcollector1  


Zyklonb: Sublime it to the end of the test tube? You'll probably lose some yield to oxides...

I got it out a while ago, acetone and NaOH solution works well for dissolving sulfur. I just didn't know about that at the time.
Brain&Force, gold and bismuth look pretty cool. I haven't spent much time on my element collection in a while, but I really should get some Bi soon.

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[*] posted on 15-6-2014 at 13:42


Hope everyone likes my element collection.

Having an Element party next month.



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