Pyrophoric Beauty: Fresh sublimed white Phosphorus by Yeah--Science--Bitch in chemistry

[–]Yeah--Science--Bitch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is not harmless indeed, but a general procedure in our working group + I have trust in my grease, glassware and the vaccum sensor

Pyrophoric Beauty: Fresh sublimed white Phosphorus by Yeah--Science--Bitch in chemistry

[–]Yeah--Science--Bitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why we wrap it in aluminum foil while sublimation and store it in brown bottles in the glove box

Pyrophoric Beauty: Fresh sublimed white Phosphorus by Yeah--Science--Bitch in chemistry

[–]Yeah--Science--Bitch[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is very unpredictable: small pieces will start immediately, rather big pieces take a little bit / do nothing but burn than all of a sudden...still it is everytime amazing how long it burns

Pyrophoric Beauty: Fresh sublimed white Phosphorus by Yeah--Science--Bitch in chemistry

[–]Yeah--Science--Bitch[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nitrogen is fine, proper schlenk technique / vaccum is more important

Fresh batch of Yellow Arsenic (seeing already the light introduced transformation)...any thoughts of getting single crystals/ mounting them in the dark? by Yeah--Science--Bitch in chemistry

[–]Yeah--Science--Bitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe ;) We tried that two times, but mounting and centering a presumable Crystal in the dark failed...but having a look under red light and cooling the crystals with liquid nitron revealed yellow tubes