Name: Magnesium reacting with steam @bobworley7974
Uploaded: 2023-09-10T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: This has been a popular demonstration for years but it often does not work One reason is the poor diagrams in the books. So here is the large version but could I use the same microscale equipment with this more violent reaction and also a microscale version. Yes, I could also use the ribbon and make it quantitative. The microscale has to add more than the traditional method.

Electrolysis and explosion between hydrogen and oxygen @bobworley7974

Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Using paper clips as electrodes, this video shows the electrolysis of water, containing sodium sulfate. in the bulb of a pipette. The liquid is coloured with a smidgeon of methyl red. hydrogen and oxygen is produced. A spark causes the explosion. This is a temporary video as the equipment is improved for general use. The remarkable yellow flash lasting as little as 1/250th of a second is beautiful.

Electrolysis and explosion between hydrogen and oxygen

Following the ions in chemical reactions