Chemistry and Iron Nails - Making Iron Oxide (Rust)

[@nunyabisnass1141]

I actually recomend scaling this up with something like a railroad/railway spike. The reason is a nail or paperclip will give you practically nothing, maybe a few grams. Use a battery float charger since it will give a constant dc current, but it will take a few months to a years to convert that kind of bulk iron. If you want to get really efficient, use sheet metal in a cell like structure for its increased surface area. I also recomwnd using kno3 salt rather than NaCl simply for its oxidation properties, with a stociometric equivalent amount of NaCl. This will produce a caustic environment on its own that will facilitate oxidation through variois side reactions, but will ultimatwlt result in exhausting the potasium into potassium oxides and chlorides, similar with the sodium, but for reasons i dont comprehend will also make removing sodium impurities easier.

[@qlab349]

Thank you so much for your comment and my apologies for taking so long to reply. There are some great ideas here, especially if you want to scale up. However, remember iron oxide is very cheap and abundant so often the work involved is not really worth it. This was an educational video and not to generate industrial quantities.

[@th3fish]

Electrolysis is beautiful

[@rosewhite---]

what happens if you get half a jar of iron powder, add water to the top of the iron to saturate it, pour off the excess water and evacuate all the air above the wet iron mixture then seal the jar? Does the bottle fill up with hydrogen or other gas?

[@nothumanaftrall2068]

I replicated every part of this experiment but during the electrolytic cell redox my salt solution is turning dark blue instead of orange; thoughts?

[@krzysiekbrak30]

Well, for the first time in the history of my youtube videos ever, I am responding, but! You are probably producing Iron hydroxides, or complexes. Getting blue compounds is perfectly fine. You just have to filter them and heat up. Then they will dehydrate and convert to iron oxide.

[@klamup]

Would pumping oxygen in the beaker while heating and agitating result in a stronger red?

[@klamup]

Would an oxygen concentrator work or is a O² tank required?

[@diegobrando2592]

I forgot and used tap water instead is it ok, because there's green things forming around nail

[@johnrobinson518]

Dear QLab, I just now came across this video and liked it so much I subscribed to your channel and will recommend to friends and family. I do have one question though, now with this iron oxide can it be converted to iron acetate and if so, would it be easier and/or faster than traditional methods for making chemical wood stains and such, which could normally take weeks to dissolve the iron in a mild acid such as vinegar. Would preparing it this way make it easier and faster or is it even the proper material to used with such application. Thank You. J.R.

[@syedalikadar8189]

How the coin pushes the needle over it? What is the chemical being used?

[@duckduckgo358]

Do you have to do this outside or with a fume hood?

[@qlab349]

I mentioned in the video that I let the electrolysis run outside.

[@MrBugman2525]

Can u make iron oxide into hydrogen processor

[@logangraham2956]

well oxygen is lacking a electron so obviously the oxygen would bind 1 of the irons electrons. basically the oxygen has an electron hole and the iron has an extra electron to plug that hole. of course this is likely very simplified as im no chemist , just a fellow who likes tinkering and collecting odd bits of information.

[@qlab349]

A good answer which considers the electron movement. However, it is important to note that oxygen formally has two unpaired electrons and if we take the formula Fe2O3 we can see that three oxygen atoms interact with two iron atoms. If each oxygen atom requires two electrons to be satisfied then a total of six electrons are removed from the two iron atoms. This means that each iron atom has donated three electrons which makes the iron 3+. I hope that was helpful and my apologies for taking so long to get back to you.

[@stevenschoolAcademy]

cool music!

[@timepassmovies..6616]

Sir wish camical in iron repelled.plz example the example ana experiment

[@qlab349]

I'm sorry I don't understand the question, do you mean the magnet? If so it is a neodymium magnet comprised of a neodymium, iron and boron composite.

[@JcAseelBreed]

Hi U turn into rust make a one more video turn the rust into iron oxide red and if possible make a video for iron oxide yellow 🤗

[@qlab349]

This is an great idea and I actually filmed some of this work a while ago. I will try to get back to it and finish the videos :D Also, sorry for the very late response. I just do these videos as a hobby and it has been a very busy few months.

[@LuciusLu]

Załóż maskę, dude

[@luckyguy600]

How to make rust? Buy a Chrysler Caravan.

[@supermavro6072]

Is that Rust on your beard ?

[@bobbimega]

yeah