Copper Chloride - Periodic Table of Videos

A thoughtless moment with copper chloride cost The Professor an entire carpet!
Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry.
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[@LeQuizle]

"We now have a new carpet."

[@frepi]

My guess is that Pr Poliakov was fed up with that old and ugly carpet and he pulled that trick of educating the children to alleviate mommy's anger.

[@NuclearSavety]

.... and this is why you cant transport copper cloride or mercury in an airplane....

[@kingemocut]

that carpet story... i cri evry tiem.

[@Brightred11]

I demo'd this reaction for my department today and it is now gonna be part of our year 8 scheme of work. Great little bit of chemistry this.

[@anapecanape]

Everytime I see a thumbnail of the professor, I have to fight not to click on it... *must not watch it, won't be able to stop later, must finish homework first*

[@whatevzist]

I would just like to say, thank you so much for making all of these videos! They are so awesome! I learned so much

[@busby3141592]

If anyone is interested the balanced reaction would be : 2Al + 3CuCl2 --> 2AlCl3 + Cu3 Where the metal's are both solid and the chlorides are in aqueous solution.

[@TheDingiso]

Welcome back!! Really miss you and your videos, Brady :D

[@GiorgioCapocasa]

A couple of weeks ago, a bottle of Copper Chloride fell and broke in my tool shed. When I went and opened the door, there was a strong odor of mustard: the Chloride had been eating through all of the spray cans that were on the shelves and the gas had filled the whole place. Also, many pipes I was keeping there were covered in copper, though it didn't manage to get through. It's quite an incredible chemical :)

[@jeebersjumpincryst]

yay welcome back! withdrawal is finally over. ive been rewatching all my fav pv and 60 symbols vids over and over.

[@Llamarama100]

I love these videos, especially as theres usually a story associated with it, thanks for the fantastic videos! :)

[@yobar23]

Thanks, Prof, for this! It reminds me of my 8th grade chemistry class, growing copper choride and copper sulfate crystals. I also remember my teacher telling us that these chemicals were used to keep algae out of ponds and that the pond owners could not keep aluminum john boats on these ponds because of the above reaction.

[@TheColdwontrise]

I love these videos! I always look up random elements on my phone when I'm bored and these videos are a higher octane version of that. Thanks :D

[@tehhhhhd]

Thanks for calling it aluminium and not aluminum, England.

[@Neiljnr]

Thank god your back!

[@lukystreik]

I really love those stories. Great 👍 😂 Thanks for sharing

[@nickmt]

Top draw on Prof's past home chemistry antics ... nothing like a safe home demo that had a funny unplanned consequence :) Three cheers for Poliakoff ... hip-hip!

[@ASMRunning]

FINALLY!!! Its been forever since you posted a video

[@Bongo1020]

Can't wait for more videos!