Color changing mercury

Ғылым және технология

Today I have some nice and shiny mercury metal, and I'm gonna do something that I think is kind of magical.
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  • @mr.spinoza
    @mr.spinoza2 жыл бұрын

    That's amazing. Every time you made a mixture I'd think "wow. That must be it" but then you keep adding more mixtures and it kept getting more impressive.

  • @CinemaLtd

    @CinemaLtd

    2 жыл бұрын

    Forbidden orange juice

  • @holylightsword1208

    @holylightsword1208

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Тhе Gаmе Shorts 🅥

  • @cybisz2883

    @cybisz2883

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was amazing even at the beginning, when he instantly turned liquid chrome into clear yellow by pouring it into something that looked like water. It just got better and better from there. Chemistry really is magic.

  • @derrekvanee4567

    @derrekvanee4567

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the play by play cheif.

  • @tristanyoungquist7121

    @tristanyoungquist7121

    2 жыл бұрын

    Behold, chemistry!

  • @GraceGraceGraceGraceGrace
    @GraceGraceGraceGraceGrace2 жыл бұрын

    The fact that mercury can turn clear and be diluted with water is fascinating and also kinda terrifying

  • @XochiCh

    @XochiCh

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is what people refer to when they say mercury is scary, they mean the water-soluble compounds, not the metal.

  • @zohaibtariq7351

    @zohaibtariq7351

    2 жыл бұрын

    easy to kill someone with holy mercury water without even getting attention lol

  • @saravananjeeva5258

    @saravananjeeva5258

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zohaibtariq7351 thats what peole have been doing for centuries

  • @F0XD1E

    @F0XD1E

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering how poisonous it would be and if how it would taste.

  • @YounesLayachi

    @YounesLayachi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not to mention that fine airborne dust

  • @jamesusher4650
    @jamesusher4650 Жыл бұрын

    From the perspective of history, i'm pretty sure the process for making the philosophers stone is metaphorically in regards to color, remarkably similar to this, which is really cool. in order; Nigredo or reduction, also black in color, albedo, or whitening, citrinitas, or yellowing, and rubedo, or reddening: the ruby red color achieved after it turns back from yellow when cooling is like exactly what I imagine they would've been looking for.

  • @samanthaqiu3416

    @samanthaqiu3416

    Жыл бұрын

    then it was turned into a crystal of sorts I guess?

  • @TheNightbean

    @TheNightbean

    Жыл бұрын

    Mix it with lead 👀👀

  • @SteveUnperceived

    @SteveUnperceived

    5 ай бұрын

    They misheard him, it wasn't lead into gold, it was RED into gold😅

  • @USE_CODE_HS7
    @USE_CODE_HS7 Жыл бұрын

    1:40 the forbidden tang

  • @talelgitonga5488
    @talelgitonga54882 жыл бұрын

    this guy is a magician wizard scientist all together and his content is the best out there

  • @SquishEESpark

    @SquishEESpark

    2 жыл бұрын

    “Magician wizard scientist”. You mean an alchemist?

  • @talelgitonga5488

    @talelgitonga5488

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SquishEESpark all of them

  • @omniyambot9876

    @omniyambot9876

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is smart and entertaining. But all of these can be found on the internet if you look for it. You don't have to be a wizard scientists all sorts of stuff.

  • @TheReck12

    @TheReck12

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@omniyambot9876 honestly before college I basically thought it was magic but now I'm in upper division taking metal chemistry and I'm like "yeah makes sense 🧍‍♂️" still cool tho

  • @omniyambot9876

    @omniyambot9876

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheReck12 absolute agree. I'm electrical engineer tho. Great job👍

  • @kozi1918
    @kozi19182 жыл бұрын

    Please post longer versions of these that show you explaining every single step. I love watching your 40 minute long videos and getting really really invested into the project

  • @lovac_hunt

    @lovac_hunt

    2 жыл бұрын

    it's his shorts channel lol

  • @Skiddog.

    @Skiddog.

    2 жыл бұрын

    Really hope he gets back to making longer videos.

  • @BrentLobegeier

    @BrentLobegeier

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Skiddog. If you listen to the podcast he is part of, it's not that he isn't making videos, it's that the videos take really long times to make. Sometimes he might wait months for a reaction, to which it fails, and then has to start over again.

  • @runforitman

    @runforitman

    2 жыл бұрын

    I suppose it's because this isnt that long a project he is just showing cool things whereas his video lab reports are usually on much larger scale things

  • @andrewbounds

    @andrewbounds

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BrentLobegeier just do a bunch of different reactions over time and piece it together. Today I did 4 different reactions, and some cleaning.

  • @Wekulu
    @Wekulu Жыл бұрын

    I think the colors themselves were the most interesting part. That orange was so vibrant I couldn't believe it really was that color haha. The yellow was such a nice gold color and the red ws super pretty too ♡ definitely gonna eyedrop screenshots of these and add it to my palettes

  • @Moonstone-Redux

    @Moonstone-Redux

    10 ай бұрын

    Mercury compounds were used in paints for their brilliant colours. There is a strange irony that some of the most brilliant colours in art are made from the most toxic elements and chemicals known to mankind.

  • @victoralexandervinkenes9193

    @victoralexandervinkenes9193

    9 ай бұрын

    ⚠️​@@Moonstone-Reduxis suspected to be a part of an online hacktivist organisation. Please report any suspicious activity to KZread staff.

  • @adripin13

    @adripin13

    5 ай бұрын

    Forbidden Cheeto powder

  • @Horesmi
    @Horesmi Жыл бұрын

    "I'm gonna do something magical. The first thing I'll need is some concentrated nitric acid"

  • @AriyantMishra235

    @AriyantMishra235

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @TheMk114
    @TheMk1142 жыл бұрын

    It is true what they say. It is amazing how many things, both useful and not, that we can do with mercury and lead. Both mercury and lead have amazing properties. The problem is that they are mercury and lead...

  • @joshuacantin514

    @joshuacantin514

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am guessing it is their very flexibility that causes both their magic and their ability to get into metabolic processes that we don't want them to get into. With greater power comes greater responsibility...

  • @ObjectsInMotion

    @ObjectsInMotion

    2 жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile there's hardly anything fun you can do with gold, but it's nonreactivity is why you can just chomp down on as much gold foil as you want

  • @Bialy_1

    @Bialy_1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ObjectsInMotion You propably writing this comment thx to gold in electronics. There is plenty you can do with gold but its too expensive to use its full potential.

  • @battleoid2411

    @battleoid2411

    Жыл бұрын

    Physically it has great properties, but chemically it really doesn't do much

  • @_ikako_

    @_ikako_

    6 ай бұрын

    You should eat them it's completely safe and fun :D

  • @waynecribbs8853
    @waynecribbs88532 жыл бұрын

    I was already impressed by the chemistry magic in the first half, then at 2:23 he said: "and [now] it's time for the magical part" and it blew my mind.

  • @gregorywasingerjr8084
    @gregorywasingerjr80842 жыл бұрын

    1:35 forbidden tomato soup

  • @jerolfrojas9864

    @jerolfrojas9864

    2 жыл бұрын

    POV:You got tomato soup from the dark web

  • @gumarks_
    @gumarks_ Жыл бұрын

    When the powder starts cooling off tho. It's amazing!!

  • @lazarusmekhane439
    @lazarusmekhane4392 жыл бұрын

    It's fascinating how the reaction between Mercury and Nitric Acid has their precipitate go from: clear, yellow, urine, black and yellow, and then (metaphorical) Bromine (orange fumes and all), then back to clear.

  • @californium-2526

    @californium-2526

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not bromine, it's nitrogen dioxide gas. Similar in color, similar in toxicity.

  • @WanderTheNomad

    @WanderTheNomad

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@californium-2526 perhaps he was using "literally" in the metaphorical sense? 🤔

  • @bregottmannen2706

    @bregottmannen2706

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WanderTheNomad also know as "figuratively"

  • @Weelki

    @Weelki

    2 жыл бұрын

    Urine is not a colour... *ruffles your hair*

  • @sinanck7228

    @sinanck7228

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Weelki dont tell them that

  • @BazukinBelyugovich
    @BazukinBelyugovich2 жыл бұрын

    That was a really awesome transition, just the way the Potassium Iodide liquid turned into the Mercury Iodide solid powder within the dilute solution was really cool to watch. But definitely, the final reaction was awesome. Chemistry is cool to watch!

  • @smaransure2234

    @smaransure2234

    2 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of heat sensitive car paint

  • @TheSimoc

    @TheSimoc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@smaransure2234 Yes, and color-changing temperature-sensitive toys, as well as those temperature-indicator labels on some beverages showing when they have proper "cool" temperature. And there were even "sticker thermometers" which had a stack of different numeric temperature values showing up in corresponding temperature conditions. Remember seeing those often in aquariums in 90s.

  • @ricplays5905

    @ricplays5905

    2 жыл бұрын

    I did a similar thing in October during my chemistry class, but instead of having mercury nitrate we had lead nitrate and potassium iodide. We had the same type of reaction occuring, a ion exchange between 2 salts, and the lead iodide precipitated, forming a nice yellow cloud once the two liquids that looked like water were mixed.

  • @dummydummy2842

    @dummydummy2842

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWyDsZqLma_YiKg.html Finally it’s here,

  • @redmercury2663

    @redmercury2663

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ricplays5905 please give me ur number i want u to help me in my graduated project

  • @CenobiteBeldar
    @CenobiteBeldar Жыл бұрын

    2:49 So that's how Mars formed....

  • @charlesvattimo4674
    @charlesvattimo4674 Жыл бұрын

    I think it’s so cool how colorless elements can combine into compounds with unique hues.

  • @GonDragon
    @GonDragon2 жыл бұрын

    Use that powder to make some paint, and paint a mug with it. Now you have a neat color changing mug. And Mercury poisoning, probably.

  • @isokrah

    @isokrah

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a weapon

  • @FrozenBusChannel

    @FrozenBusChannel

    2 жыл бұрын

    If the paint is between 2 layers, it won't be poisonous and will still look good

  • @kiranrajkp

    @kiranrajkp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Search vermilion. Not exactly this, but still a mercuric compound with a bright red color. It was used for variety of purposes including art and cosmetics 🙂

  • @bentonjackson8698

    @bentonjackson8698

    10 ай бұрын

    I’ll ask my pottery studio manager if I can do that. Spoiler alert- she won’t let mercury within a mile of the studio.

  • @sachiperez
    @sachiperez2 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate the silent beat at the end. We need a moment to appreciate what we’ve just seen. I wish more videos on YT did that so you don’t get hit in the face with a commercial and forget what just happened.

  • @Odima16

    @Odima16

    2 жыл бұрын

    Turn on adblock

  • @toxicpsychotic6356

    @toxicpsychotic6356

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Odima16 they mean a commercial that's integrated into the video itself

  • @canigetahoooyyyaaaaa7319

    @canigetahoooyyyaaaaa7319

    2 жыл бұрын

    What an interesting observation. I agree, it is nice :)

  • @dummydummy2842

    @dummydummy2842

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWyDsZqLma_YiKg.html Finally it’s here,

  • @joshgiesbrecht

    @joshgiesbrecht

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@toxicpsychotic6356 my adblock can actually auto-skip in-video sponsorship ads too.

  • @happyman1911
    @happyman1911 Жыл бұрын

    guys, he haven't uploaded from a month, RIP Bro! 🥺✌🏼

  • @shreyanshjain9473

    @shreyanshjain9473

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂 No bro. Check his instagram, he is posting there. Hence, he is alive.

  • @Geimper
    @Geimper Жыл бұрын

    Since he hasn't uploaded something in 3 months i think he died recording a video or something, or it's just recording a long video

  • @udon2741
    @udon27412 жыл бұрын

    2:10 The Forbidden Cheeto Dust.

  • @OfficiallySnek
    @OfficiallySnek2 жыл бұрын

    The color reminds me of ammonium dichromate

  • @mcjaders5508
    @mcjaders5508 Жыл бұрын

    Please please please make more videos! We miss you here and NileBlue!!!

  • @nicolajvangsgaard6144
    @nicolajvangsgaard6144 Жыл бұрын

    This is ur best video yet. Just kept going and getting better and better

  • @vishwambhatt2710
    @vishwambhatt27102 жыл бұрын

    2:20 I really thought it was cheeto dust 😂

  • @fridaylauren4078
    @fridaylauren40782 жыл бұрын

    3:05 its like a map showing coronavirus spreading over the globe.

  • @ChickenNEO

    @ChickenNEO

    2 жыл бұрын

    Plague Inc

  • @karthikthakur5221
    @karthikthakur5221 Жыл бұрын

    As a person who loves watching chemistry videos I have enjoyed the whole preparation.

  • @alternate1242
    @alternate1242 Жыл бұрын

    2:30 **cursed cheese powder**

  • @andrewchapman2039
    @andrewchapman20392 жыл бұрын

    This could well have been a full video, but instead we're treated to a short. So much work to get just a few minutes of distilled, easily consumed content. Lovely.

  • @Luffy_wastaken

    @Luffy_wastaken

    2 жыл бұрын

    Uhhh it must have been a 20-30 min long video in his official channel, this is NILERED SHORTS, so I presume it obviously will be....small👀

  • @nicolegonzalez3277

    @nicolegonzalez3277

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ratio

  • @LouSaydus

    @LouSaydus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Luffy_wastaken nah hes basically given up on making full length videos.

  • @pyxylation

    @pyxylation

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LouSaydus What are you talking about? He released a new video last month. Sure hes uploading less than he used to, but his videos are longer than ever.

  • @eboone

    @eboone

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nicolegonzalez3277 ratio

  • @raskov75
    @raskov752 жыл бұрын

    Anything with mercury makes me tense. I know you know what you’re doing so I guess I’ll just have sweaty palms for both of us.

  • @tsm688

    @tsm688

    2 жыл бұрын

    The mercury can do subtle brain damage over chronic exposure. All that brown nitric gas - not sure what kind, but certainly corrosive - can rapidly cook your lungs. :D

  • @tyronejohnsaquian9279

    @tyronejohnsaquian9279

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it's pretty scary lol, I get anxious when I see him handling it

  • @heliusuniverse7460

    @heliusuniverse7460

    2 жыл бұрын

    inorganic mercury isn't as dangerous as organic mercury. it's an important distinction

  • @testerbeing5578
    @testerbeing5578 Жыл бұрын

    Really a great informative video sir You have lots of patience

  • @Mintmonke340
    @Mintmonke340 Жыл бұрын

    0:55 it's bromine!

  • @AdricM
    @AdricM2 жыл бұрын

    I love thermochromism. in some industrial settings they made a yellow/orange thermochromic paint. (probably exactly this with a binder) to paint onto bearing holders and such. so a technician/operator could quickly visually inspect to see if any were starting to heat up and therefore could predict failures.

  • @californium-2526

    @californium-2526

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mercury is toxic, I assume they used a different one. Maybe they did.

  • @AdricM

    @AdricM

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@californium-2526 nope, was a different world before osha.

  • @dummydummy2842

    @dummydummy2842

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWyDsZqLma_YiKg.html Finally it’s here,

  • @wyattb455

    @wyattb455

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@AdricM0:00

  • @Uniquenameosaurus
    @Uniquenameosaurus2 жыл бұрын

    I was so ready for you to say the final ingredient was orange food dye.

  • @solehsavage
    @solehsavage2 жыл бұрын

    your videos make me fall in love with chemistry

  • @marianapadilla9634
    @marianapadilla9634 Жыл бұрын

    So cool!! Love the colors

  • @vertixx7370
    @vertixx73702 жыл бұрын

    0:40 It looks like Bromine

  • @satiatedpanda
    @satiatedpanda2 жыл бұрын

    I see now why mercury is called the fast-footed messenger. he brings us NileRed videos faster!

  • @carazhou4520
    @carazhou45202 жыл бұрын

    1:48 What my orange juice looks like after a year.

  • @butters_147
    @butters_147 Жыл бұрын

    There's no doubt in my mind if you were ANY of my science teachers growing up, I would have definitely leaned more toward chemistry. You have an uncanny way of making it seem so much more interesting just from your own enthusiasm. I'm proud you're Canaidan Nigel, even if you do live in Quebec. 😉

  • @Foxani_
    @Foxani_2 жыл бұрын

    My mind throughout this: “omg he just mad forbidden V8” *moments later* “OMG He just made forbidden Flamin Hot Cheeto dust that can turn itself back to regular cheesy Cheeto Dust” *late night thoughts*

  • @slightpro3447
    @slightpro34472 жыл бұрын

    2:18 forbidden cheeto dust

  • @deusexaethera
    @deusexaethera10 ай бұрын

    The fact that you made an entire beaker full of water-soluble mercury is truly terrifying. If you had poured that down the drain you would've poisoned thousands of people.

  • @Ace_Tails
    @Ace_Tails2 жыл бұрын

    The red color of that powder looks really beautiful.

  • @DantyPig
    @DantyPig2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine Nile as a magician… Nile: “What colour did you think of?” Audience: “Yellow” Nile:”watch this” *turns on hot plate*

  • @generalginger7804

    @generalginger7804

    Жыл бұрын

    Purple.

  • @arson6997

    @arson6997

    Жыл бұрын

    @@generalginger7804 then he has grape soda made from plastic gloves for you

  • @I-love-boston-moms

    @I-love-boston-moms

    Жыл бұрын

    Orange

  • @candacecoyle6810

    @candacecoyle6810

    Жыл бұрын

    @@I-love-boston-moms da mercury iodide orange juice stuff

  • @Eurotool
    @Eurotool2 жыл бұрын

    2:55 forbidden kraft dinner

  • @spectate0074
    @spectate00742 жыл бұрын

    Dude you're voice during these shorts sounds so good. It keeps my interest. Love your stuff.

  • @momento..
    @momento..11 ай бұрын

    Soooo beautiful!!! I liked both reactions

  • @tacoexpressSEEDEEholeeveryones

    @tacoexpressSEEDEEholeeveryones

    9 ай бұрын

    Leaving on a RED LAMP IN THE BEDROOM ABD OVAL LIGHT IN TGE OFFICE..

  • @khaos3758
    @khaos37582 жыл бұрын

    0:43 looks like bromine

  • @KayeHalliwell
    @KayeHalliwell2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy you picked up more mercury experiments! I was just thinking about your series on mercury alloys and wishing it would come back.

  • @dummydummy2842

    @dummydummy2842

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWyDsZqLma_YiKg.html Finally it’s here,

  • @SaxonRanger94
    @SaxonRanger9411 ай бұрын

    2:05 And THATS how they make Kraft Mac n Cheese powder 😉

  • @hoyinching9313
    @hoyinching9313 Жыл бұрын

    I love chemistry so much. Glad that you mentioned back my memory.

  • @init_yeah
    @init_yeah2 жыл бұрын

    Thermochromism is probably my best kind of reaction so far,can you keep oscillating it indefinitely or is thefe like a threshold wherin it becomes irreversible after that?

  • @joeljustin

    @joeljustin

    2 жыл бұрын

    I assume the compound degrades over multiple heating/cooling cycles and the effect isn't as prevalent.

  • @kallekangasmaki311

    @kallekangasmaki311

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joeljustin The colour change in this case is related to the crystal structure. The compound probably wouldn't degrade much (air might react a bit with it), but the crystals would break down when they shift, probably crushing the powder even finer, which could affect the observed colour.

  • @derpymule7977

    @derpymule7977

    2 жыл бұрын

    I guess after enough heating it would just turn to mercury iodate or oxide so it probably couldn’t go forever but that would probably take a while

  • @timkurz6086

    @timkurz6086

    2 жыл бұрын

    But there is another pretty common compound that does this. its zinc oxide, it turns from pure white into bright yellow when heated. and since it already is an oxide it should not degrade over many heating cycles

  • @dummydummy2842

    @dummydummy2842

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWyDsZqLma_YiKg.html Finally it’s here,

  • @nenish4007
    @nenish40072 жыл бұрын

    0:56 i legit thought that was how u made bromine

  • @Muslim-uc2bh
    @Muslim-uc2bh Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your experiments!

  • @incognito1376
    @incognito13767 ай бұрын

    Please post longer videos explaining each and every cause of the effects

  • @MehakdeepKaur
    @MehakdeepKaur2 жыл бұрын

    This video was so interesting 🤩 Thank you so much Literally, your channel has made me love chemistry ,you deserve a lot more million subs 🥰

  • @trickvro
    @trickvro2 жыл бұрын

    2:36 It turns Nile red, you might say!

  • @humanstew8866
    @humanstew8866 Жыл бұрын

    Started watching this, muted, without seeing who posted it and I could tell from the subtitles that it was NileRed. This dude has such distinct speech patterns I can hear his voice when I'm reading his words.

  • @shyamalnirmal8280
    @shyamalnirmal82802 жыл бұрын

    3:20 the unholy holi

  • @TabsLove
    @TabsLove2 жыл бұрын

    I miss your longer videos, even though I didn't 100% understand everything that was happening, I love those videos. I know it takes a long time and a lot of effort, I'm waiting for the day you upload a new one💖

  • @E-Box
    @E-Box2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if the mercury for this demonstration of thermochromism was sourced from a bunch of broken thermometers. It would be like a full-circle magic trick.

  • @drunkydrunk2351
    @drunkydrunk2351 Жыл бұрын

    WOW! THAT'S LITERALLY AMAZING

  • @FeenieVonKarma
    @FeenieVonKarma Жыл бұрын

    2:17 my favourite sound I've heard this year. that's like a "you can feel this sound" sound

  • @AageV
    @AageV2 жыл бұрын

    At 1:11 it basically looks like water, but imagine how heavy it would be.

  • @arhamsaeedpasha
    @arhamsaeedpasha2 жыл бұрын

    This 3:30 min short has the energy of an 1 hour project.

  • @sefyravelvetpaw8166
    @sefyravelvetpaw8166 Жыл бұрын

    That's now in my list of favorite reactions!

  • @taniecethesinger
    @taniecethesinger Жыл бұрын

    I love these shorts so much

  • @sheshakrishna1111
    @sheshakrishna11112 жыл бұрын

    Mercuric iodide colour was a very soothing and satisfying one

  • @V.C.5036
    @V.C.50362 жыл бұрын

    So THAT’S how they make cheeto dust! 2:07

  • @bucketman845
    @bucketman845 Жыл бұрын

    i think every video nile red becomes more and more insane

  • @BelieveThePanda
    @BelieveThePanda Жыл бұрын

    It would be dope to see stuff like this used for practical effects in movies / TV

  • @expoogaloo
    @expoogaloo2 жыл бұрын

    Even though he does reactions that are pretty basic that almost anyone can do, it’s still magical to watch any of them all the way through

  • @ZENMASTERME1
    @ZENMASTERME12 жыл бұрын

    I’ll admit, I get giddy every time I see a new Nile video Notification!

  • @Slip0824
    @Slip0824 Жыл бұрын

    That was the most satisfying thing I've seen in a long time

  • @dannyl8876
    @dannyl8876 Жыл бұрын

    Love the presentation.

  • @tayyabali6418
    @tayyabali64182 жыл бұрын

    I think the real magical part was when two colorless liquids mixed and formed an orange solution. One of the most beautiful chemical reactions I have seen.

  • @PCG06
    @PCG062 жыл бұрын

    I love organic chemistry, hope to see you do those more in the future!

  • @priyanshrawat442

    @priyanshrawat442

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's inorganic here

  • @hyperplayer22

    @hyperplayer22

    2 жыл бұрын

    Organic chemistry always contains carbon and hydrogen like CH4

  • @PCG06

    @PCG06

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@priyanshrawat442 did I ask?

  • @PCG06

    @PCG06

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hyperplayer22 it's called hydrocarbons, and yes, everything with carbon is fascinating. I just gave my suggestion :(

  • @PCG06

    @PCG06

    2 жыл бұрын

    @kuyswe?

  • @wilczajagoda734
    @wilczajagoda734 Жыл бұрын

    I love this thing in chemistry when you mix two colorless liquids and gets some solid colorfull stuff

  • @k-807
    @k-807 Жыл бұрын

    The fact that this was discovered, is completely fascinating So cool to watch!

  • @mightbefluffy1486
    @mightbefluffy14862 жыл бұрын

    2:43 "some of it started turning yellow" *oh no*

  • @vygalnix7769
    @vygalnix776911 ай бұрын

    My favorite experiment so far!

  • @ismaileminbasaran8844
    @ismaileminbasaran8844 Жыл бұрын

    This channel omg. AWESOME❤

  • @Siriwarbreakerskz
    @Siriwarbreakerskz2 жыл бұрын

    1:31 looks like cheese puff dust😳

  • @The.squishmellow.girl.

    @The.squishmellow.girl.

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sameeeeee

  • @Nsodnoajdjksl

    @Nsodnoajdjksl

    Жыл бұрын

    And why so shy like a virgin?

  • @RaExpIn
    @RaExpIn2 жыл бұрын

    That's interesting! Back then, I made silver tetraiodomercurate(II), which is yellow and turns orange, when heated.

  • @unl0ck998
    @unl0ck998 Жыл бұрын

    The ASMR of the crushing was top notch

  • @michaelhermann4213
    @michaelhermann4213 Жыл бұрын

    Good video. Have you ever considered working with round-bottomed flasks with ground joints and glass funnels etc.? How did you dispose of the waste (filter paper and solvent)?

  • @amarug
    @amarug2 жыл бұрын

    Since reading the case of the prof who dropped one drop of Dimethylmercury on her glove and died a absolutely horrifying death and have an absolute phobia of mercury compounds, especially organic ones. So my questions: 1) How deadly is that red fume, and does it even contain mercury at all? 2) At the stage where you make the orange powder, how bad would it be to inhale some of the powder if it "puffed" a bit into the air from handling it?

  • @glebkudr1

    @glebkudr1

    2 жыл бұрын

    1. It is NO2. Very irritating but not so deadly. 2. Pretty much deadly. I wouldn't stay nearby without a good respirator.

  • @jasonchiu272

    @jasonchiu272

    2 жыл бұрын

    Answers to your questions 1) Why do I even need to answer the questions? Just do not inhale anything that seems toxic or dangerous to your health and wear protection to minimize inhalance of the material. And if you acidentally inhale what you think is a lethal amount, you'd probably want to get it checked out right away. 2) Forbidden orange cheeto powder

  • @lagomoof

    @lagomoof

    2 жыл бұрын

    1) The red fumes will be mostly NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) which is being given off due to the nitric acid decomposing / reacting with the mercury. It's toxic in its own right, but since there's mercury nitrate being formed, there's bound to be a small amount being carried away with it. Mercury nitrate is what used to make hat-makers go mad. It's not as lethal / dangerous as dimethyl mercury, but still something to take extreme care with. It's pretty clear Nile did all that in his fume hood. 2) The orange powder (mercury iodide) is about as toxic as the mercury nitrate, but maybe slightly safer because it can't vaporise.

  • @christiannorf1680
    @christiannorf16802 жыл бұрын

    Pretty cool. It even went from an amorphous powder to a crystalline one. Afterwards it is sparkly! Man I miss working in the lab...

  • @nikolausdeems1922

    @nikolausdeems1922

    Жыл бұрын

    Just FYI, it was always crystalline

  • @binkyfire3693
    @binkyfire3693 Жыл бұрын

    that orange is amazing!

  • @garrysucks4190
    @garrysucks4190 Жыл бұрын

    When the orange fumes started going off, I thought: "Nooo... *BROMINE..."*

  • @mx_nana_banana
    @mx_nana_banana2 жыл бұрын

    Chemistry can be so beautiful some times.

  • @JPMontello
    @JPMontello2 жыл бұрын

    I was able to make mercury iodide by direct reaction with the two elements mercury and iodine. the double displacement rxn you did was pretty cool looking though! Nice stuff!

  • @dummydummy2842

    @dummydummy2842

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWyDsZqLma_YiKg.html Finally it’s here,

  • @alexpotts6520

    @alexpotts6520

    2 жыл бұрын

    This seems a much cleaner way of doing it. Mercury isn't very reactive so I'd imagine to get it to combine directly with iodine you'd have to get it pretty hot, and then there are whole bunch of concerns about the final purity (how do you stop the mercury reacting with atmospheric oxygen as well as the iodine?) and moreover safety (the mercury can vaporise and you end up breathing it in).

  • @JPMontello

    @JPMontello

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexpotts6520 The two actually react at room temperature! It is just slow. I left the stoppered flask outside in the sun to react and it took less than 2 days for it to react completely

  • @stealyoursupplies
    @stealyoursupplies Жыл бұрын

    "hey john sorry to interrupt you making kraft mac and cheese but have you seen my mercury powder?"

  • @mostafa4631
    @mostafa4631 Жыл бұрын

    The powder looks incredible with it's color, it has a nice yellow and red to it and the texture kinda looks cool

  • @olhson587
    @olhson587 Жыл бұрын

    3:14 look like plague inc

  • @honorwebb7593
    @honorwebb75932 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool! And the powder reminds me of thermal pigments that are pretty easily found online for crafts. My question is, what are those pigments made out of? Mercury? Or other thermochromic substances? (As there are different colored ones available, not just red/yellow.)

  • @ninijusan2906

    @ninijusan2906

    2 жыл бұрын

    As a chemist I'm pretty sure there is no mercury used in toys. Those are organic compounds I think. Inorganic pigments are often toxic because of the metals like cadmium, mercury oder lead.

  • @honorwebb7593

    @honorwebb7593

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ninijusan2906 Ah, ok, interesting, thank you!

  • @loloqween2130

    @loloqween2130

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ninijusan2906 Can I talk to you on WhatsApp

  • @indranighoshroy4920
    @indranighoshroy49209 ай бұрын

    This is the most satisfying form of infotainment 😍

  • @genesiogk
    @genesiogk2 жыл бұрын

    Dude, you make me love chemistry so much!

  • @ConnectionSpaceReal
    @ConnectionSpaceReal2 жыл бұрын

    It looks like bromine at 0:50.

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