Silver crystals growing like you've never seen before...
I made a tiny heart out of copper wire and watched silver crystals grow on it under the microscope. The footage that I captured was so beautiful that I was absolutely floored.
This is a single replacement reaction between copper metal and silver nitrate, producing crystals of pure silver and copper (II) nitrate which dissolves in the solution.
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You wrapped chemistry in art, the way a person wraps meds in a dog's baloney 😅
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
This is the greatest complement I could ever hope to receive.
While I was blown away by the visuals, and learned a lot from Reuben, it was the ion’s grunting sounds that got me.
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
Although the ions are simple creatures, their language has never been decoded. Perhaps one day science will unravel this mystery.
@ChiefTief
Жыл бұрын
I personally liked their little arms swimming
Thank you for making a longer one and explaining what was going on that was awesome!!!!
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
You are a great teacher. Please don't stop.
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
It's in the end of summer and I already wish it was winter!😂 Before this video I never knew that silver crystals existed, it resembles ice crystals so much it's beautiful! Thank you for sharing something so beautifuly interesting!😄
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment, I love them so much too :)
Fascinating!!!! Thank You for sharing
Watching from Yosemite Kentucky.
This is amazing
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This is really interesting!
Tnx for explaining!👍👍👍
Amazing!
Nice video man. You have a pretty sick beat on this.
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
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Watch a surprising experiment that you can do at home: kzread.info/dash/bejne/doaEydWSdLTgdKg.html
@yashasvisinghsaini
Жыл бұрын
Is this displacement reaction? If yes, then how is this possible as copper is more reactive than silver?
@user-pr6ed3ri2k
Жыл бұрын
2th liker and cimenter
@user-pr6ed3ri2k
Жыл бұрын
@@yashasvisinghsaini Uh... What's your problem here? Displacement reactions are fine with the non ionized metal being more reactive, heck, it's a requirement! If it was less reactive, then it wouldn't do anything.
@dinadunlap3971
Жыл бұрын
Luv the jazzzzzzz🎶🔥💋💜
You are the real Alchemist
That's so cool and fascinating
Sir , Your way of taking is so nice , And to understand this it's be more simple And you are really doing great things sir , To give us knowledge beyond the book , I mean practical demonstration,
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
It's my pleasure
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Nice video! I’m curious if the video of the crystals growing is real time or sped up? Would be impressive to watch them growing that fast!
@ValdemarDeMatos
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I was also wondering if the footage is real-time or not 🤔
Amazing video, I never was good at chemistry in school but it's super easy with the right explanation, if I may ask can you write the name of the song in the video?
Imagine make a ring and silver plate it with crystals, then preserve the crystals inside resin =)
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
Oh man that would be puuuuurty.
Wow💖💫
Melt the silver crystals into a tiny silver bar ?
Congratulations!!! Amazing explanation!! I also have a question! What equipment did you use to show the Cristal? You had good resolutions for really small structures. I'm thinking about having it to see electrode surfaces.
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
It is a microscope objective lens mated to a Fujifilm mirrorless camera with a 3d.pronted adapter. In the short version though it was just a microscope and a cell phone with a cheap adapter from Amazon!
Wonderful My friend this crystal are weak or strong? Is fragile or not?
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
Very delicate. They get destroyed as I take them apart.
Did you get an equal ratio of silver to copper dissolved?
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Creepy Crystals
4:30 - but the bulk of copper wire remains, why is it said that copper is used up?
I have a question. Most of the copper that we use in all of the various ways that we use it is not just copper. Virtually all of the uses we have for copper use an alloy. There are many different materials that can be used to alloy copper. My question is, how do you separate the metals in order to get pure copper?
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
An electrorefining cell is one method. It uses electricity to cause impure copper to oxidize and then it reduces to pure copper metal. It would be an interesting thing to make a video about!
@asarand
Жыл бұрын
@@rmahaffy that's great. I'll be looking into that more. What happens to the other metal or metals?
How to remove silver taint?
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I thought it was ice❄
I have questions, hopefully you can assist. These crystals are they crystals or silver mimicking a crystalline structure? Can this silver be harvested?
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
Yes! It's real silver that could be collected and used for making jewelry or something else :)
@EyesofMangekyou
Жыл бұрын
@@rmahaffy is this a cheaper way of getting silver? Definitely seems like a fun way.
@camazotzbat5970
Жыл бұрын
@@EyesofMangekyou All that happens is you are moving some components around, I don't think you gain anything unless you have no other uses for on-hand silver nitrate.
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
@@EyesofMangekyou not really, the silver nitrate is quite expensive, so a person is actually better off just buying silver from a cost perspective
@EyesofMangekyou
Жыл бұрын
@@camazotzbat5970 Thank you.
What happens to my finger if IF I DIP IT IN THAT MIXTURE
@nao-im6oe
Жыл бұрын
Nothing really. The protein of your finger will not interact with the electron from silver nor copper so there will be no chemical reaction and your finger will be clean and safe. Maybe the salt from your finger will oxidate(tarnish) 0.0001% of the metals.
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
Silver nitrate solution will stain skin
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No thank you about the battery . I did not write about that verse in my demonstration of my Arts and Poetry copyrights.
Is the Silver like LEGIT SILVER!? like.... could me being disabled n stuff, this is a task I could physically do and harvest the silver and just keep building up the amount to eventually sell
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
It is real silver, but since the compound in the solution (silver nitrate) is very expensive it would not earn money I'm afraid
@xx7secondsxx
Жыл бұрын
Thank u babe!!! Even my disability was a LIGHT IN THE DARK that needs support to prove! Just look at me! But the silver I'm just LOOK!!! The test will show it's not natural!.... My body?... is until u add a Ford F250 into the equation n then u get my BLK arse!!
Cu+ 2AgNO3 ===>Cu(NO3)2 + 2Ag
This dude is into dudes.
id luuuuuvvvvv to sit in on a class and listen to "his views" in the classroom 🤔🤔🤔🤔
0:43 is my reaction to this 🤌🤌🤌
I want antique needle test 🧪 experiment
@rmahaffy
Жыл бұрын
What's that??
I thought it was ice❄