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Iodine Clock (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
See the famous Iodine Clock reaction filmed with a high-speed camera. MORE SLOW MOTION VIDEOS HERE: http://bit.ly/chemslomo Explained by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Also featuring Dr Samantha Tang. More chemistry at...
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Sodium v Water (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
A water droplet lands on a piece of molten sodium - you know the rest! MORE SLOW MOTION VIDEOS HERE: http://bit.ly/chemslomo Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook...
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Smelly Chemistry - Periodic Table of Videos
Mercaptans - or Thiols - are some of the smelliest chemicals around. We didn't dare open the bottle. PsyFile: https://www.youtube.com/psyfile More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at...
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Musket Firing (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
Firing a (very old) musket and filming with a (very new) high-speed camera. With thanks to Jim Gamble. MORE SLOW MOTION VIDEOS HERE: http://bit.ly/chemslomo Also discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Ebay auction has ended. Music...
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Seaborgium - Periodic Table of Videos
We're at Berkeley for filming of a new video about Seaborgium - a synthetic element named after the legendary Glenn Seaborg. With thanks to Darleane Hoffman and Alexander Pines at the University of California, Berkeley, and to the...
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Caesium in Water (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
Everyone's favourite alkali metal - Caesium - reacts with water. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at...
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Palladium - Periodic Table of Videos
For our updated Palladium video, we are mining the Royal Society archives for the story of its discovery - a tale of money, an asteroid and stolen samples? The discovery was made by William Hyde Wollaston. Royal Society (Romantic...
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Rubidium, Water and Indicator (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
We drop Rubidium into water - but with Phenolphthalein in the water to act as an indicator. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at...
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In the footsteps of Tizard - Periodic Table of Videos
Prof T-shirts: http://dftba.com/product/14y/The-Professor-Shirt The Professor discusses the life and work of war-time chemist Henry Tizard - who went to the same school as him! The duo went to Westminster School. More chemistry at...
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Lighting a Splint (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
Just a quick one, but one of Professor Pete Licence's favourite reactions - a glowing splint lights in Oxygen. (yes, Professor!) More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at...
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Holy Smoke and a New Pope - Periodic Table of Videos
We use the Vatican's own recipe to re-create the black and white smoke used during the Papal Conclave. The cardinals elected a former chemist as Pope - Pope Francis! Black Smoke = No Pope White Smoke = Pope This video features Dr Darren...
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Radon - Periodic Table of Videos
Here is a new video from us about Radon, including a look at a historic letter and a German cloud chamber! With thanks to the Royal Society and GSI. For those with annotations, the caption at the end for Radon should clearly be Rn, not...
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Old School Professor - Periodic Table of Videos
Professor Martyn Poliakoff visits Westminster School, where he scored 6 out of 10 on his first chemistry experiment! The Prof gave the annual Tizard Lecture. More at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CK4WHElb4Q Here is his Nyholm Lecture:...
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Red-Hot Platinum Ingot - Periodic Table of Videos
Casting a 4kg platinum ingot. It's worth... well, that depends on today's platinum price! More from our visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg2WzCzKpYU Subscribe to computerphile - http://bit.ly/XqEDYi Filmed at Johnson Matthey - our...
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Water Boiling at Everest - Periodic Table of Videos
Boiling water at various altitudes on the trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. Part Two: https://youtu.be/sCh2T9axLyY Nepal Flag: http://bit.ly/10G3Ef3 Everest 8848: http://bit.ly/11ilGvs More scenic clips from Brady's trip:...
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Boiling Water - Periodic Table of Videos
Original Everest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTL4dj3Gx1o This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Samantha Tang and Neil Barnes. Thanks to Buddhi Rai and Chandra Rai for all theri help with the Everest boiling. More chemistry at...
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Super Expensive Metals - Periodic Table of Videos
Inside a Noble Metals factory, where even the dust on your shoes is too valuable to ignore! See also our gold bullion video: http://youtu.be/CTtf5s2HFkA See platinum, iridium, rhodium and palladium (and some gold). Periodic Videos on...
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Liquid Oxygen (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
Dropping hot charcoal into liquid oxygen - filmed with a high-speed camera. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at...
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Barking Dog (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
Barking Dog reaction at 3000 frames per second. More about filming & editing this video: http://youtu.be/vfKUG11FKGE The Barking Dog is combustion of nirous oxide (laughing gas) and sulfur dioxide. This video features Martyn Poliakoff,...
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Platinum - Periodic Table of Videos
Here's a new video about Platinum - but we've done so many here's a platinum playlist: http://bit.ly/PeriodicPt Videos on all the elements:http://bit.ly/118elements More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook...
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Copper Sulfate (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
Copper Sulfate and Ammonia at high speed - watch the colour change and precipitation. More chemistry in slow motion: http://bit.ly/chemslomo Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. More chemistry at...
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Iridium - Periodic Table of Videos
Up close with some big samples of real Iridium. Our thanks to Johnson Matthey. See all the elements at http://bit.ly/118elements Naming Iridium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6SjQRzxZQ Gold Vault:...
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Useful Diamonds - Periodic Table of Videos
More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham:...
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What if ice did not float? - Periodic Table of Videos
The Professor muses on a world in which ice sinks to the bottom!? See also what if the universe is just a computer simulation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOxDb_BbXzU Made to coincide with YouTube's Geek Week. More chemistry at...