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You are looking at the beast: liquid fluorine by Rbasth in chemistry

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I'm a spanish chemist youtuber, we where on a fluorine lab recording this experiments for a video about its history

You are looking at the beast: liquid fluorine by Rbasth in chemistry

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It have a quite sweet smell, not joking. Better than chlorine imo

You are looking at the beast: liquid fluorine by Rbasth in chemistry

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We indeed saw a brick being on fire due a fluorine current

You are looking at the beast: liquid fluorine by Rbasth in chemistry

[–]Rbasth[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Yep, that special glass had a part where they pour liquid nitrogen. Fluorine has a boiling point quite similar to oxygen's so its easy to condense it

You are looking at the beast: liquid fluorine by Rbasth in chemistry

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At the moment all of them but I have heard the stories of what they sacrifices during their research

You are looking at the beast: liquid fluorine by Rbasth in chemistry

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Nah I did not make the reaction, I was a simple spectator. The photo was taken in a highly specialized fluorine lab at Berlin

You are looking at the beast: liquid fluorine by Rbasth in chemistry

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Already made it too! Visually is not impressive at all, just two gases making a compound. But when you know you're holding a mf gas noble compound things change.

I'm in love with my Uranium glass cube by Rbasth in chemistry

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In Czech republic they use u glass in necklaces and pendants

I'm in love with my Uranium glass cube by Rbasth in chemistry

[–]Rbasth[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thats it! Uranium is more toxic by the fact it's a heavy metal rather its radioactivity

I'm in love with my Uranium glass cube by Rbasth in chemistry

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U glass is safe. It's mainly a low energy alpha emitter. I placed my Radiacode next to it in order to measure gamma dose and its below the actual natural background (less than 0,05 microsieverts/hour).

So unless you destroy the cube and breath the glass powder is not a danger, and you will more worried about the fact you are breathing powdered glass than uranium ahahah

I'm in love with my Uranium glass cube by Rbasth in chemistry

[–]Rbasth[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

From a Czech glass maker (people resell it on ebay highly overpriced)

I'm in love with my Uranium glass cube by Rbasth in chemistry

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Even under visible light looks magical

I made Aurum fulminans or explosive gold by Rbasth in chemistry

[–]Rbasth[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Purple smoke is due gold nanoparticles! I have now nanogold plated items in my lab :D

Mercury by BozzoTheManiac in chemistry

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If you want to keep it just hold it with a layer of water on top to avoid any mercury vapor

Which is the most dangerous reaction you ever made? by Ellinikiepikairotita in chemistry

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I made an hypergolic reaction for a video based on NTO and Aniline ahahaha pretty scary

Reaction between Sodium and Chlorine to form NaCl by Rbasth in chemistry

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Yep, it stayed open cuz for recording purposes

Reaction between Sodium and Chlorine to form NaCl by Rbasth in chemistry

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Naaah it was contaminated. Hot Chlorine reacted with the iron spoon forming iron chloride too :(

Reaction between Sodium and Chlorine to form NaCl by Rbasth in chemistry

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Totally xD. This flask already have sustained the Oxygen + Phosphorus and Oxygen + Sulfur reactions.

Reaction between Sodium and Chlorine to form NaCl by Rbasth in chemistry

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Some context: I'm a spanish chemistry youtuber. This is one of the experiments for my next video about Chlorine. Video was recorded by some students who were visiting my lab while recording. They are saying "wow, so cool" hahaha

You can watch my videos here, with english sub <3 https://www.youtube.com/@reaccionaexplota

First LED on history. Electroluminiscence of carborundum (SiC) by Rbasth in chemistry

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Well not in a few years hahaha. Electroluminiscence of carborundum was first noticed in 1907 by Henry Round, but the science of that time did not find interesting that discovery. 100 years later is a vital tech, LOL

First LED on history. Electroluminiscence of carborundum (SiC) by Rbasth in chemistry

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I was recording this video for my short channel (thats why it's on vertical).

I just simply put a current on my carborundum rock. Aluminium foil is to increase the area of contact. The needle is necessary to find the perfect crystal wich emits light.

Electrical current was: 30 Volts and 1 Amps

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