• 2014
Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments!

Summary Maxim introduces viewers to the history, physical properties, practical uses and some of the chemistry of the elements and a few unusual chemicals. We encounter many of these everyday, particularly in our technological devices, without noticing. View more details

  • 2014

Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments!

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Maxim Bilovitskiy

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 19, 2014

Countries of origin : Russia

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English Russian

Summary Maxim introduces viewers to the history, physical properties, practical uses and some of the chemistry of the elements and a few unusual chemicals. We encounter many of these everyday, particularly in our technological devices, without noticing. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 19, 2014

Countries of origin : Russia

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English Russian

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Jul 19, 2015
Growing Crystals and Making a Mirror with Gallium
Since Gallium is non-toxic and low melting Maxim had fun playing with the liquid metal in his hand. He also shows how easy it is to make a gallium mirror and crystals.
Jan 25, 2016
Sodium + Potassium = Strange Liquid Metal!
Maxim creates an alloy of sodium and potassium by simply rubbing the two metals together under and inert liquid. He used kerosene. As he rubs a liquid alloy of the two metals is formed. As you would expect the alloy is highly reactive with water as he demonstrates.
May 24, 2017
Praseodymium - A Metal that Slows the Speed of Light
Praseodymium is a silvery, greenish, paramagnetic, lanthanide metal. The name is derived from the Greek word for green which explains the chartreuse colored chloride Maxim prepares. I is magnetic at temperature below room temperature. A glass made from praseodymium is used in laboratories with slow beams light.
Jan 06, 2018
Thulium - the Rarest among the Rare Earth Metals!
Thulium is the rarest of the Lanthanides making it quite difficult to isolate. Charles James original separate required about 1,500 step. Despite its rarity it has some commercial uses such as anti-counterfeiting phosphors for currency and medical lasers.
Jan 19, 2018
Niobium - A Metal Which Replace Gold!
Maxim develops and anodizing technique to produce a rainbow of colors with Niobium. He then uses his technique to produce an attractive souvenir trinket.
Feb 02, 2018
Holmium - THE MOST MAGNETIC METAL ON EARTH!
Maxim explains and demonstrates the unusual physical properties of the lanthanide metal; Holmium.
Mar 02, 2018
Europium - A Metal That Protects Euro!
Europium is a slightly radioactive lanthanide metal. It reacts with oxygen and carbon dioxide in the air, water and, of course, acid. Its compounds have diverse fluorescence and phosphorescence properties. It has a few commercial uses related to its fluorescence.
Mar 16, 2018
Erbium - A Metal, Which Creates Quantum Internet!
Maxim shares the story of the discovery of erbium in Ytterby Sweden where it was discovered along side ytterbium. Today it has several uses in advanced technology such as lasers, amplifiers for optical cables and wires in quantum computers.
Mar 30, 2018
Ruthenium - The Most Mysterious Element on Earth!
Like it's sister platinum group metals ruthenium is generally unreactive but with some clever coaxing it will form some interesting compounds including organic coordination compounds. It has several potential commercial uses but it is hindered by the cost and potential toxicity.
Nov 16, 2018
Palladium - The Nastiest Metal on Earth!
Maxim reviews the physical properties, reactivity and commercial uses of palladium.
May 31, 2019
Thorium - A METAL THAT NO ONE NEEDS!
Maxim describes the history of thorium beginning with it's discovery. It had a number of commercial uses over the years. Although it is an alpha radiation emitter it has been almost entirely replaced in consumer products due to the toxicity of the oxide. That creates a problem for rare earth production because it is an inevitable byproduct that is hard to dispose of.
Aug 02, 2019
Iron - The Most Needed Metal on Earth!
Maxim describes the important roles of iron throughout human history including creating the Earth's protective magnetic field and essential proteins in our blood. He show samples of iron from it's raw materials and mankind's first application of iron up to the newest materials such as ferrofluid. He demonstrates a few reactions that show the oxidation states and colors iron can produce.
Nov 29, 2019
Bromine - the Unique Liquis Element!
Maxim repeats the original preparation of bromine by Lowig and Balard followed by a second preparation of the element with Piranha solution. He then proceeds to demonstrate the reactions of bromine with aluminum, aniline and, using an iron catalyst, with benzene.
Jan 10, 2020
Silver - The Most Reflective Metal!
Silver has been known since antiquity and used as currency often in the from of the natural gold alloy electrum which resisted tarnishing. Maxim demonstrates how to mke beautiful silver crystal by electrolysis and a pretty nice mirror via a chemical reaciton.
Jan 24, 2020
What are Neodymium Magnets Really Made of?
Neodymium magnets contain iron, boron and a variety of other rare earth additives or contaminants that increase the Curie temperature or the alloy. So how much neodymium is in a magnet? Maxim endeavors to extract the neodymium and finds some of the other rare earths.
Jul 03, 2020
Germanium - The Most Futuristic Element!
Like silicon germanium is a semiconductor but it lost out to silicon for computer chips in the 1970s due to cost. Today it is used primarily in optical fibers which are much less expensive that copper wire. Maxim dissolves germanium in sodium hydroxide to produce sodium germinate which is used to produce bismuth germanate used as a scintillation detector in particle physics.
Aug 28, 2020
Metallic Glass - A Material We Are Not Ready For!
Glass is an amorphous material devoid of crystallinity. It is pervasive in our society usually as car and building windows made of silica glass. Amorphous metal alloys, known as metallic glass, are also being produced that are harder and resist deformation better than crystalline metals but in low volume for niche application.
Sep 25, 2020
Dry Water - The Strangest Liquid on Earth!
Maxim explores the physical properties of 3m's Novec product; perfluoronated ethyl isopropyl ketone.
Dec 18, 2020
Mercury - The Strangest Liquid Metal!
After demonstrating various physical properties of mercury Maxim creates amalgams (mercury alloys) of other metal elements with surprising results.
May 21, 2021
What Happens If You Mix All the Metals Together?
After providing a primer on alloys Maxim demonstrates how to make a few. With a high temperature electric furnace and a little stirring he produces bronze, brass, stainless steel and magnaloy. Then its time for some real fun. Twenty-nine metals in one alloy based on iron.
Jun 25, 2021
This Chemical is Not from Our Planet!
Alkalais such as sodium hydroxide are know for there corrosive nature and react with human skin to produce soap. Maxim demonstrate some superalkalis that are even more corrosive. Sodium hydride ignirtes when exposed to water and even then leaves corrosive sodium hydroxide as reaction product. t-butyllitium can catch fire when simply exposed to air.
Feb 18, 2022
Now I'm afraid to make experiments...
Maxim introduces several dangerous chemicals in common laboratory use; sodium peroxide, potassium permanganate, sodium azide and nitrous oxide. One of them even sent him to the emergency room with hand and eye injuries despite his protective equipment.
Mar 18, 2022
Why This Substance Was Banned Forever?
Sep 30, 2022
Superalloy - a Material That Shouldn't have been Created!
Super alloys were created following World War Two to meet the strength and high temperature demands of turbojet engines. Though the formula is complex Maxim creates one such alloy at home then tests it against traditional alloys.
Oct 27, 2023
Strange Properties of Solid AIR!
Maxim solidifies some gases, that are only even liquid at cryogenic temperatures, using a variety of techniques.
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