12 March 2010

Alkali metals react with water


Background and source info in the sidebar at YouTube.  If you don't have two minutes to spare, at least skip to the end to see how cesium reacts.  But put your goggles on first.

3 comments:

  1. That's what I call chemistry!

    /ChemE major

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  2. Always did love those metals, unfortunately IIRC the stuff above cesium is all radioactive. :)

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  3. thank you! this is fascinating and something i never knew about!

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