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500th video - Periodic Table of Videos

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Some memories from our first 500 videos - thank you everyone who watches and encourages us.

Music by Alan Stewart - more from him at http://www.youtube.com/Alan...

A Q&A from The Prof to mark our 500th video: http://youtu.be/op1Dp1r66OE

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Reactions filmed with a high-speed camera. New videos being added most weeks.

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Liquid Oxygen (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

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Dropping hot charcoal into liquid oxygen - filmed with a high-speed camera.

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Why do ice cubes crack in drinks? (SLOW MOTION)

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Dropping ice cubes in water (and liquid nitrogen) produce interesting results. Differential expansion.
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Barking Dog reaction at 3000 frames per second.
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Pouring Mercury into Liquid Nitrogen (slow motion)

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Mercury freezes at -39C ---- Nitrogen boils at -196C
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High-speed footage of Hydrogen explosions, with and without Oxygen added to the initial mixture.

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Caesium in Water (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

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Everyone's favourite alkali metal - Caesium - reacts with water.

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From Hydrogen to Ununoctium, watch a video about all 118 elements from periodicvideos!!!

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Hydrogen - Periodic Table of Videos

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We've updated our hydrogen video by exploding a bigger and better balloon. But what creates the fireball?

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Helium - Periodic Table of Videos

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Donald Duck voices and floating balloons. Helium is element number 2 on the periodic table.

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Lithium - Periodic Table of Videos

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Reactive lithium is the lightest of the alkali metals. This is our original lithium video from 2008 but now at higher viewing quality. See all our videos at http://www.periodicvideos.com/

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Boron - Periodic Table of Videos

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Boron can be used to produce green flames. More about the elements at http://www.periodicvideos.com/

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Carbon - Periodic Table of Videos

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We take a look at Carbon - one of the most important elements for our lives on Earth. We look at various forms of elemental carbon, from diamonds to exotic graphene and buckyballs. More chemistry a...

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The Molecular Videos is a series within the Periodic Table of Videos. Rather than our usual fare of pure elements, it focuses on the molecules and compounds of chemistry. The project has been made possible by support from the EPSRC.

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Neptunium - Periodic Table of Videos

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We get a close-up look at Neptunium during a visit to the National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield.

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Americium - Periodic Table of Videos

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Nuclear Lab (RADIOACTIVE) - Periodic Table of Videos

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Radioactive Alcohol - Periodic Table of Videos

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If your alcoholic drink is radioactive - that's a good thing!

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