Instructional Video6:24
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Iodine Clock (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video5:43
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Sodium v Water (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video9:43
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Smelly Chemistry - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video7:32
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Musket Firing (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video9:03
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Seaborgium - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video4:15
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Caesium in Water (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video7:49
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Palladium - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video6:48
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Rubidium, Water and Indicator (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video5:31
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In the footsteps of Tizard - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video1:15
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Lighting a Splint (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video5:04
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Holy Smoke and a New Pope - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video9:53
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Radon - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video5:40
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Old School Professor - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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:...
Instructional Video1:46
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Red-Hot Platinum Ingot - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video9:29
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Water Boiling at Everest - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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:...
Instructional Video9:52
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Boiling Water - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video7:44
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Super Expensive Metals - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video5:26
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Liquid Oxygen (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video6:40
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Barking Dog (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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,...
Instructional Video5:47
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Platinum - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video4:31
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Copper Sulfate (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...
Instructional Video7:09
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Iridium - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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:...
Instructional Video6:49
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Useful Diamonds - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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:...
Instructional Video6:02
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What if ice did not float? - Periodic Table of Videos

6th - 11th
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...