Making Uranium Tetrachloride out of my Rock

[@That_Chemist]

alpha male with alpha particles

[@SwampMonster1]

Nothing alpha about yellow chem 🤣

[@custos3249]

And here we see two majestic chemistry majors post expensive piece of paper frolicking about their natural habitat. Watch closely. Soon, you will spot the moment a reaction starts, and the two will begin to uranate upon each other in a show of dominance. Sadly though, a victory here is not all it seems, as the apparent alpha is still a nerd.

[@tyttuut]

In radiochemistry, gamma is the real alpha.

[@clawtooth35]

@@SwampMonster1 excuse you this is GREEN chem? Totally different :P

[@isaacm1929]

Tell me more about that low penetration, Mr Alpha...

[@explorer914]

Oh yes. I would love to see more radioactive chemistry. Maybe Americium from smoke detectors? :)

[@bromisovalum8417]

Just don't do a David Hahn.

[@cooldude7301]

​@@bromisovalum8417 who is David hahn

[@awli8861]

@@cooldude7301 bruh, Radioactive Boy Scout

[@outcastatsabre]

@@awli8861 I just realized that i thought of another related Khan, Abdul Qadeer Khan

[@douro20]

Americium is far more dangerous.

[@jordoncailifours4488]

Good to see that you finally got a high yield, higher than literature. Maybe this is the start of your redemption ark and you become the king of high yields. Love the vids, Keep up the great work.

[@percyvile]

If it's higher than the literature you're either really good and have amazing processes or you're not so good and have impurities, looks like he did pretty well though!

[@Sniperboy5551]

I doubt it

[@johnladuke6475]

Seems like evidence that it's not a lack of skills, it's that he doesn't usually want to try that hard, probably because he can still show the process without doing everything perfectly. But when the consequence of cutting corners is having radioactive waste to deal with, it's just easier to get the steps nearly perfect the first time.

[@markb5249]

The only thing better than dealing with a powder of a heavy metal is dealing with a powder of a radioactive heavy metal

[@M3dicayne]

"Better"... Haha.

[@morgenstern7865]

i am not exactly sure but if you inhale uranium dust it is possible heavy metal poisoning will kill you faster than radiation

[@badpiggies988]

If you inhale those particles, it’d make tobacco look like child’s play

[@therocinante3443]

Maybe it could be a new genre - Radioactive Heavy Metal

[@PartyGlitch]

I wish i could learn chemistry so good so i coulddo such stuff😊

[@slipstream53]

"I don't plan on inhaling any of it" Remember to always test your homes for radon, I took my Geiger counter to my HVAC air filter and got counts per min over 1000, which is pretty much only from the beta decays of bismuth and lead 214

[@lolroflpmsl]

Nice to see some U chemistry. You've probably got some other metals (lanthanides, other products from spontaneous fission, in addition to the decay products) from the rock dissolved in the nitric acid, though. Would've been better to purify the U nitrate with TBP extraction (5-30% in n-dodecane or kerosene) first to remove all the other crap, then back extract with dilute nitric, precipitate as ammonium diuranate, calcine that to UO3, THEN react that with the hexachloropropene, at least that's how we do it sometimes. If you're not too fussed about the other elements present in the rock to start with, you're probably OK, but the purification I outlined there should get rid of most of the extraneous crap.

[@Skunkhunt_42]

Start a channel please 🙏

[@lolroflpmsl]

@@Skunkhunt_42 Kinda have one, just don't have the time, space, or spare cash to devote to doing chemistry (even though that is my day job...)

[@tyjo2495]

​@@lolroflpmslits so cool that you work with chemistry like that for your job!!! I'm starting my major in chem this September, still not sure what kind of work lies ahead but very excited nonetheless

[@fahadshabbir6646]

​@@tyjo2495i have also joined chemistry major this year

[@dbdbdb1111111]

Awesome chemistry. You were well advised to choose uraninite as it is often highly radioactive. Thing is you purchased a quality piece for mineral collectors and paid the price. Recommend bulk uranium ore.

[@johnladuke6475]

If he doesn't want to do it ever again, paying top dollar for a small high-purity sample seems like a good way to go.

[@candyjanusen7417]

where do you get it in bulk, though?

[@Paksusuoli95]

Got to watch this before the glowies make it disappear.

[@Chet73]

You just run them over with your car.

[@Jaymic]

Tell the feds I said hi when they show up at your place

[@jimmarshall3724]

Love these videos - I studied chemistry at university and spend a few years working in a lab - its amazing how quickly you forget it all when you're not practicing it!

[@williambouthillier8611]

Man I have to say, all your chemistry projects are really amazing and stand out of what I usually think of when I think about home chemistry and youtube chemistry channels That being said, its a huge yes for me in favor of the organothorium synthesis project!

[@RhoGamingYT]

This is one of my favorite video in your channel :)

[@digvijaysinghrana3351]

FBI guy in the van. I'm just watching out of curiosity ok

[@tophbeifon9]

Thorium chemistry videos are extremely rare. A thorium video would be very nice.

[@libyanmapping5408]

Those are absolutely massive yields, good job!

[@mcwolfbeast]

Would love to see some Thorium chemistry next!

[@detaart]

That looks like a lot of work man. Was it worth it? Did it taste good?

[@anestis7399]

Dude your channel is so underrated, your videos are so good.

[@ryuu5904]

12:35 would be the craziest bong rip in history

[@kylekyle4505]

The government agents that got cody’s lab is sitting on the edge of his seat while watching this.

[@morgan0]

those are such beautiful green colors. i’m curious what some other radioisotopes look like

[@christopherneufelt8971]

Lets all pray that Dr Bruce Chemiolis wont become Hulk in the next video!

[@Buick_GSX]

Oh no my rock hard hot rock is too hot and now the NRC is after me

[@exan8825]

yes radioactive chemistry is amazing, love your stuff man

[@WheelerScientific]

Hmmm, interesting... Wonder where he got the idea...

[@koukouzee2923]

3:30 I love how you can see the vapour line going out of controll and then coming back

[@nightglide_]

This is how X Corp manufactures Twitter Blue

[@MdnghtEther]

RIP that one Cody’s Lab video.

[@whamer100]

this stuff is so satisfying to watch

[@1HeartCell]

A very beautiful compound, indeed. Paint a painting with it and give it to someone you hate.

[@Neront90]

Extremely bad idea if this bad person sell this painting or give it someone else or if he live with someone or just throw it in the garbage or else

[@johnladuke6475]

@@Neront90 You're right. Better to find out their hobbies and use it to contaminate a gift they're sure to keep forever. Muhahahahahaaaaa.

[@philipkudrna5643]

I have absolutely no clew about chemistry. And after watching this video, I have to admit that I have headache (maybe due to the high pace of event and activities). But I am impressed, how cumbersome all this seems to be. And somehow all this reminds me of cooking - but many dimensions more complex! All in all very impressive!

[@noodlelynoodle.]

Cooking isn't quite the same cause a lot of times you're just heating rather than causing chemical changes but when you look at something like baking it is literally applied chemistry cause it is chemical changes and slight inaccuracies in measurements can stop the reaction from working or completely changed the outcome just like in lab chemistry like this

[@PonteBata]

Nice video!!

[@dimuk2452]

spicy rock

[@starchief93]

I'd love to see a thorium episode! There are a lot of places to get a lot of thorium from, you just gotta know where to look ;)

[@hanzalmer7569]

14:28 forbidden matcha powder

[@Krono159]

Im glad youtube recommended this lol, interesting video, i'll wait for the next one

[@crabcrab2024]

Good job! Actinoidoorganic compounds are cool. I would try to separate Ra though, since you don’t want your final product to be radioactive, I suppose.

[@jhyland87]

0:12 just FYI - Cody (Codys Lab) got a visit from Uncle Sam because of a harmless "I don't have my atomic weapon... yet" joke. Or at least that was what they used to give him a hard time. I don't think you're in the states tho, idk if your government does the same petty crap. But be careful :-)

[@AI-3279]

That rock looks pretty tasty ngl, probs would eat it.

[@dalerabdusamadzoda7920]

Good, Thank you very much. It would be interesting to watch how the Uranocene will be synthesis.

[@mihirsanghvi9876]

Well definitely u should try thorium and try to make a piano stool complex of it

[@DarquosLeblack]

Wait this isn't NileGreen

[@fulgwar]

Please do the thorium chemistry!!!

[@oliverkewell4492]

Great vid mate! Wish the best

[@headlesschicken4051]

I wonder how many fbi watch lists I'm on now after clicking this video

[@joeschmoe3815]

All of them

[@user255]

11:49 Instructions were not clear, I immediately used the flask as urinal.

[@Zedryx69]

"Mom, I turned the rock collection into a nuclear arsenal again." "It's okay. you'll get your antimatter arsenal next time around."

[@charleyhoward4594]

this channel is top notch ....

[@ricardovencio]

First time ever I see a real sequence of reactions to go from rock to desired molecule (i m not a chem professional nor student). Very interesting

[@most_sane_piano_enthusiast]

next episode: enriching uranium and building a nuclear warhead

[@jansalomin]

I love radiochem

[@MrGothicruler666]

The cleanup from this must have been a nightmare

[@anonanon5147]

That powder form makes me nervous.

[@mikebrown1970]

It's facinating that people use organics to prepare exotic uranium chloride.

[@TheToemeister]

Hexachloropropene is technically inorganic 😋

[@_rubberstopperman_]

you are have some aditional steps: 1) convert UCl6 to UF6; 2) centrifuge it to devide isotopes; 3) collect proper isotope; 4) ...

[@jamessweeney7729]

4)NUKE

[@nubestouo]

now u make some uranium hexafluoride lol

[@msm88now]

nice! can you hit the powder with some UV light?

[@l0lLorenzol0l]

forbidden wasabi powder

[@tylerhansen1892]

randomly recommended this video and as a non chemist person, my brain is either bigger or broken.

[@goldensword6702]

So that was actually you on r/chemistry

[@percyvile]

Uranium chemistry is so beautiful

[@yume7z185]

Awesome! Love your videos

[@yurisonovab3892]

Careful going near any centrifuges, that's how Cody got raided.

[@chemdelic]

MASTER TEACH ME YOUR CHEMIST WAYS!!!

[@curiositychronos3821]

Rocks are great! 🫡

[@jamiehughes5573]

How to get on the FBI watchlist Step 1

[@wefwleek]

I don’t even know what he’s doing but I love it

[@quarantene3072]

YES do thorium .. no one else has been working with it, despite it being a really good energy source for a reactor.

[@rafaeltavares6928]

I was already on a list...

[@sameture561]

You should make a uranium rock candy.

[@stamasd8500]

Thorium yes please. Thorium chemistry fascinates me more than uranium's, although it's less complicated.

[@PlaqueBaka]

Uranium is harder in regards of the oxidation state, as +4 will be oxidized to +6 UO2 2+ in presence of air.

[@mjoto]

Love the color of Uranium. Also love that Urinals are named after this compound. TIL

[@helldad4689]

i don't think i've ever seen yields that high in a youtube video before

[@californium-2526]

Uranium tetrachloride is the precursor of many organouranium complexes. I'd love to see you make uranocene ;) In addition, thorium has its own organometallic chemistry. Thorocene when? P.S. Actinocenes use cyclooctatetraenide!

[@Neptunium]

Very original and challenging! Great job! You could check the gamma spectrum to see how far along you got with the secular equilibrium! Thumbs up!

[@matlilly8795]

You're like Nile red in his old videos, before he bought ridiculously expensive props and threw things on the floor in every video. You know, when the videos contained actual science.

[@secrecy3915]

*Sees yellowish mixture* Brain:plays Breaking Bad Theme

[@checkarpeat]

Idea for the next video: electromagnetic isotope separation 😂

[@jerry3790]

Could you do a tutorial for uranium hexafluoride next? It’s very important

[@thatonetech5511]

No

[@alexpotts6520]

I wondered about this but the industrial route seems to use elemental fluorine which is pretty terrifying... and idk if there's a safer way of making it. Also I do wonder if making UF6 would get a channel strike or even a ban. Obviously it's not going to lead to people making nukes since isotope enrichment is still completely inaccessible to amateurs, but do you think KZbin moderators know that? They aren't nuclear scientists!

[@bear4278]

Beautiful work mate! One additional safety thing you should probably have mentioned is how nasty water soluble Uranium salts are! Just in case anyone who probably shouldn’t (I.e. someone lacking proper lab safety knowledge etc.) is planning on doing this, just don’t 😋 Uranyl nitrate is easily absorbed through the skin so spilling it on yourself would probably be even worse than eating or snorting the ore 🤪 Anyways, would love to see some Thorium Chem!

[@hoon_sol]

Mmm, uranyl nitrate, the forbidden hand lotion...

[@bear4278]

@@hoon_sol LoL 🤣🤣🤣

[@Spectre4490]

If u working with beta radiation it good to close radiocative sample with the transperent plastic window, because beta particles can`t affect on skin, but eyes could be damage

[@Darkknight-yw3hf]

Welcome to the watchlist B)

[@simonschemiebaukasten]

I (as a beginner chemistry youtube) am really impressed how you make your videos so easy to watch. Where did you learn to create (edit) such beautifull videos?

[@Pierre-bc4cr]

What if i drink the solution at 6:14 ?

[@MooreAnalytical]

Your videos are so good!

[@ViniciusMiguel1988]

Does it taste good?

[@Mark6O9]

Can I eat it like a pixie stick?

[@Alex-ee5pl]

hmmmmmmmmm *I will be back*

[@jandorrzapf]

OK, got it, No more uranium flavored "snorting power" :)

[@Barleee]

Yep do the thorium, your content is really good to eating dinner

[@some_european]

0:08 I just hope you didn't shove it up

[@omsingharjit]

0:08 wait ?!why you like and enjoy that thing , thing in right side !! 😂😂

[@MrBoho7]

Casually making some yellow cake

[@polishonion6292]

Tasty roc:) Explaining what you need uranium ore for to the customs must have been a nightmare 😭

[@SerumCRM114]

Did you find anything in the Dutch law about the legality of owning uranium? I find our law really ambiguous on this subject. As far as I can tell there is no such thing as an exempt quantity, on the other hand small specimens pass customs without problems apparently. I might want to own a nice piece of uranium ore myself one day, but it seems to be impossible to buy in the Netherlands.

[@TheBelrick]

Remember that law denying people sunlight and exercise? The same law that locked them inside houses with a disease that only spread indoors and caused sickness only among those lacking sunlight and exercise? You should. Maybe we should all start just saying NO to dictators.

[@mahfuoz63solidworks3]

Thanks already valuable and refined lessons

[@wijpke]

I am from Johannesburg south Africa the most radio city in the world , do you think I can extract uranium from old mine dump sand?

[@ribeiroflyby9766]

Sure.

[@vevenaneathna]

13:14 , imo the product just reacts with itself to form the 6 carbon species. im thinking at the acyl group as electrophile and double bonded carbons acting as nutrophile

[@Nuovoswiss]

I wonder what UCl4 looks like in large crystals (I could only find 1 pic, which was yellow-ish). Are you willing to do a slow-rxtalization of that product, which might also help with its purity?

[@patrykskuba893]

0:00 They are called minerals.