Extracting the citric acid from lemons

Today we are extracting citric acid from some large large lemons. Citric acid is quite a useful molecule in general, but I don't have any particular uses for it. It is mostly used as a pH buffering agent in chemistry and isn't use in direct synthesis.
A buffering solution is a solution that resists pH change. It is useful in synthesis when you need to keep the pH relatively constant during a reaction.
In my Cadaverine video, I used citric acid to make a pH buffer solution: • Making cadaverine
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[@Arctic_and_The_F0X]

*I love how formal he is about juicing lemons*

[@alinabreidscheid7480]

Scientists...

[@ayo1235]

Why? @Arctic fox

[@iyziejane]

"I applied a downward force to press the lemons into the juicer. The idea was to use enough force to rupture the juice vesicles, allowing the juice to drip into the collection bin below, but not so much force that the friction of the lemon against the juicer would prevent me from rotating it. I decided to use a clockwise rotation..."

[@drrenwtfrick]

@@iyziejane imagine what a scientist would say about their normal lives xd

[@beedebawng2556]

😂 😂 😂 😂 Kinda guy to always have a crease in his trousers.

[@koooyle5334]

when life gives you lemons, extract citric acid.

[@loganiushere]

No no no no no, When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so that it's easier to extract the citric acid.

[@richardward6747]

And a bunch of chemicals... doesn't seem very efficient as a process tbh

[@diamondjub2318]

no no, MAKE LIFE TAKE THE LEMONS BACK! I DON'T WANT YOUR DAMN LEMONS, I'M GONNA BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN! WITH THE LEMONS! I'LL HAVE MY SCIENCE TEAM MAKE COMBUSTIBLE LEMONS SO I CAN BURN LIFE'S HOUSE DOWN!

[@mateuszodrzywoek8658]

Or make lemon ice cream

[@justleavemealone]

Awesome. I got like # 666

[@flame3723]

idk why but he reminds me of Bob Ross, the chemist version lol 'If the ph is a little higher than 9 that's ok', 'I'm not sure how much I added', 'will make a nice orange color'

[@MrTeddy12397]

we don't make mistakes, just happy little reactions.

[@mikebolton4257]

I just snapped my fingers

[@DANINJUNE]

Nah

[@Scamper10]

Yeeesssssss

[@jomaryambrosio]

“Put a single drop. Now i’ll put another one, because everyone need a friend”

[@spiderdude2099]

For a purer product, it probably would be a good idea to re boil the calcium citrate in fresh distilled water after filtering, washing and drying in the frit, then filtering again after a short boil. This should really clean the calcium citrate for the reacidification step.

[@bingbangitsprime2901]

My science teacher showed us this video in class but I had already seen it, so I watched it again, in class and enjoyed it even more.

[@cataglia]

Nice teacher.

[@TheLivelyOrchid]

No fair

[@wolfconnor2147]

Can tell your English teacher is failing you.

[@bluebird3670]

Lucky 🍀

[@xpresslane173]

@@wolfconnor2147 English isn’t spoken by everyone aye speak their native language

[@WeeabooShipPoster]

ok but, how about extracting potassium from Bananas?

[@FrugalGarden]

YES

[@KnakuanaRka]

I don’t know if they have enough to make that practical.

[@fredster9053]

Haha silly, potassium is obviously from potato’s

[@NB-le9nw]

Fredster905 definitely potato skins

[@avemflamma]

good luck doing that without causing a gigantic explosion :)

[@ChairLord90]

I have zero knowledge about chemicals or extraction but after watching several of his videos, I could guess what process would come after each step. Very clear and thorough explanation helped a lot

[@glowytheglowbug]

so nile made some crystal from lemon juice XDDD

[@Jayasree0627]

You came to learn?????? Please don't take seriously cuz I'm pretty sure that majority of nilered's viewers came for entertainment

[@-.---..-..-..-.-.]

Instructions unclear: *made uranium -235*

[@Anolaana]

@@Jayasree0627 oh most people are entertained true, but it is a little bit educational as well!

[@NuttyCuts_]

“When life gives you lemons, make methamphetamine” -Sun Tzu

[@bettafish541]

-Walter White*

[@v1nce502]

-Walt Whitman*

[@NuttyCuts_]

-Heisenberg

[@mahidhar3157]

Y drugs

[@user-idk651]

N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine

[@ygbot1767]

I wish this guy would be my chemistry teacher

[@toanhien494]

well, that can hardly happen, because his experiments are expensive, and he needs money to survive.

[@PixelTK]

Do you want to explode?

[@nukeboy3458]

facts

[@mohamadshazuwan3771]

Me too kid

[@ari_archer]

That's my dream job xd

[@victoryfirst2878]

Citric acid is really good for removing rust from ferric metal. Work's really fast as compared to other methods. Keep up the great work too.

[@Bob3D2000]

Ferric metal - I'm not a chemist, but do you perchance mean iron?

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@Bob3D2000 Yes Bob, used another term that I should of not. But at the time it was the cats meow. Will do better next time fella. Good day, VF

[@ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest]

The power of citrate complexes.

[@KuldeepSingh-zh7ig]

Kkm,​@@victoryfirst2878

[@slickish8845]

"A glass stir rod is added to the beaker." Like its an ingredient lol.

[@AnimeBee25]

@pavan 😂

[@gege0298]

the recipe doesnt compile if you dont add a glass stir rod before stirring with the glass stir rod

[@goldthefirst8591]

@pavan._.

[@eldritchomen]

Eat it. Eat the glass stir rod.

[@joe_pinch]

@@eldritchomen mmmm, crunchy

[@ArtsyKnox25]

I can sleep to his videos all day, and watch them all day too. His voice is soothing and he explains things very well. It's nice to hear before I fall asleep and in the morning waking back up to another of his videos. These are super well done, very educational, and entertaining, but also can put me to sleep because it's just such a soothing thing to hear! I dunno why I'm like this- HELP-

[@andrewjuby6339]

Are you unhappy? Is it affecting your ability to do the things you want and need to do? If your answers are both no, I don't see a problem.

[@mrt4091]

My dad heard me listening to this and asked what drugs im trying to make...

[@rinfeast3445]

Crystal meth.

[@hunnitmanjuuve2404]

That's methed up

[@inscrimbly]

Well? What'd you tell him?

[@Stargazer54321]

alexski13 What did you say?

[@westen1873]

Acid

[@Magnum_Bone]

Alternate title: Science man messes up his lemonade

[@Isawyouatthebar]

Scientist human creates extra sour candy

[@Pairo_]

Alternate title : Magic man messes up his lemonade

[@ekoms1355]

Alternative Title: Experimenting with lemonade I stole from a nearby Lemonade Stand

[@mr-mushroom2113]

Scientist makes lemonade, that's it

[@mina5532]

Scientist makes solid lemonade

[@hattocatto]

i love how he also explains and describes the process of extracting the juice from the lemons.

[@ethankoeus9581]

I've used citric acid before as a metal chelator in reactions which are sensitive to the presence of said ions, or in reactions where something might oxidise. I've used citric acid to chelate iron ions in solution when synthesising potassium salicylate (I was attempting to synthesise a soluble salicylate salt) as well as to slow the oxidation of salicylate in the presence of light.

[@devanthe]

this channel taught me one of the important facts of life. never underestimate coffee filters.

[@kayleas5328]

Or nerds lol

[@khajiithaswares4147]

@@kayleas5328 as a nerd i agree

[@vitor022]

@@khajiithaswares4147 as a coffee filter i agree

[@sopeechang6253]

as a coffee filter i agree

[@granadaclub]

as a nerd filter i agree

[@brentoctaviano7059]

So we used 2 acids to extract a single acid... p r o f i t

[@batrongordeg]

And citric adid is way cheaper.

[@clementpoon120]

more like "l o s s"

[@sabibarahman7278]

Industrial citric acid is not made from lemon juice. And sulfuric acid is quite cheap actually.

[@GM_Neo]

Not stonks

[@KingLich451]

stonk'nt

[@stevenspangenberg4548]

Nile, love your videos. I used to study citric acid crystals. It appears to me that you actually grew a batch of citric acid monohydrate crystals. The hexagonal plate you saw in crystal 5 is indicative of anhydrous citric acid, as these crystals form hexagonal plates. Crystal 3 to me just appeared to be a twinned citric acid monohydrate crystal. Citric acid monohydrate crystals can actually grow fairly large when they are pure and left to sit if you were looking for something to do with them. I used to get them larger than a cm in diameter in a day or two. If you keep the crystals out for a day or two in a higher temperature environment, you would probably be able to see the crystals dehydrate and turn amorphous. Keep up the videos!

[@mrchangcooler]

Very interesting. Does citric acid dissolve in any solvent that isn't water so you could get large anhydrous crystals?

[@Archithai]

Mr. Chang any polar based solvent will dissolve these

[@magnicifentvi9554]

Don’t mind me, a random viewer who didn’t understand what was just said, but is amazed by the amount of knowledge vomited.

[@muffincat2557]

Steven Spangenberg i didnt understand a thing you said but its still iconic so SISTER SMARTY and stay a queeeeeeen

[@melcol]

Hey, what kind of twinning is that in crystal 4.

[@bacongammer9723]

create the most citric Lemonade ever with it

[@techrvl9406]

You say citric acid, but I see L E M O N M E T H

[@man95ster]

@Yalda Ugle "hey, why does the air smell funnier today?"

[@NeedforMine1]

"Jesse what the *FUCK* did you cook this time?"

[@Menace2DaComments]

@@NeedforMine1 “mr. white, I quit the chili powder recipe and now this stuff is top selling”

[@saptakmondal7583]

go breaking bad

[@npcroadto3093]

@@NeedforMine1 😂😂😂

[@backyardsounds]

It's awesome for removing rust from tools. Done it many times because it's not bad for the environment when poured out.

[@maxischerr]

Or cleaning copper stuff like my still.

[@thotpatrolmember9213]

Yeah,especially when combined with salt.

[@KHRONOS2232]

Gavin did it work well? :)

[@shexdensmore]

Gavin Newall A common and fairly fast method is to an angle grinder to get the bulk of the rust, grime or paint off of it. Then an acid wash. Then use a baking soda rinse to neutralize the acid. Then boild linseed Oil afterwords to keep it from rusting.

[@alfonsismcmullen1122]

Im just gonna eat it when i make it

[@jay8762]

the urge not to drink the whole thing must have been overwhelming. Thanks for staying strong nigel

[@whydoidodis6829]

*niel

[@sparky2387]

@@whydoidodis6829 Nile*

[@whydoidodis6829]

@@sparky2387 yes, sorry

[@unitaryexile6549]

@@whydoidodis6829 dumbass nile's real name is nigel

[@maybejen_yt9815]

@@whydoidodis6829 his name is nigel

[@phoebebaker1575]

Citric acid is useful to condition wool before dying it with an acid dye. Nylon can also be conditioned this way, and you can then spin the wool roving, knit the wool/ nylon yarn, sew with the wool fabric, or dye and wear already made wool socks!

[@Asterothe91]

recrystalizations are my favorite part though....."ew, you look impure hold on lets disolve you in a warm solute then cool it down and filter off the yuck"

[@voidify3]

b o i l i n g e t h a n o l

[@mangotree1032]

it’s like a chemical shower

[@geokon3]

Recrystallization is the bane of reaction yield 😑

[@danbmby9096]

Make lemons from citric acid

[@msDanielp369]

LOL

[@anzu8967]

Make meth from lemons

[@forthatonehomie]

lol

[@spacelightyt2457]

Nice

[@369-l3c]

Make LeMonS from Lemons 😂😂😂

[@michelemariotti8198]

"May I offer you some lemonade?" *Me after this video* "No, thanks. I brought my own citric acid and carbonated water solution."

[@謝利米]

@Termin-Plays no I get my mixture of citric acid and dry ice dissolved in water

[@zezus001]

I don't think you carbonate lemonade

[@hazeltree7738]

@@zezus001 Have you never had fizzy lemonade?

[@zheiy]

@@hazeltree7738 literally never, what's it like

[@5bc500]

@@zheiy if you live somewhere that has the coke freestyle soda machines (each soda has a bunch of flavors) theres a sparkling lemonade in it

[@RAYVN_DEV]

he sounded so different back then

[@amirj4956]

the way this guy talks through the process is basically the perfect way to write a step portion of a lab report

[@NG..]

When I was a camp counselor I used to teach a science class and to recreate the classic ‘baking sofa and vinegar’ reaction, I often mixed powdered citric acid with baking soda, and then added water to start the reaction. It’s a lot of fun in plastic bottles too

[@goldthefirst8591]

oh yeah I have tried that at my home. its really fun

[@eyegrinder94]

Ah, the baking sofa, where the men of the house sit and talk about a sport while the cookies are baking in the oven.

[@domonator5000]

“There might be an automated way to do this” Yah... a *Juicer*

[@thewinteriscoming990]

Lol 😂✌️

[@rawhamburgerjoe]

Giving out the juicy pointers.

[@ballpythonlover10]

" Yah "

[@MorzenMebs]

Or an electronic motorized citrus reamer

[@ericstoverink6579]

But first you have to peel the lemons then cut them to size so they fit in the juicer. Then you have to disassemble the thing into 10 pieces to clean it. Manual juicing is simply more efficient in every way for citrus fruits.

[@oak_corvum]

what amazes me is this dude's patience- I could never wait for 2 weeks like that

[@r_t9419]

Whenever I watch Niles video it reminds me of all my failed science experiment and how it should have actually been thought out... each one of his videos is a thesis.. this guy is amazing

[@Anolaana]

It really is like a full report, yep!

[@Ballacha]

pretty sure the brown stuff in the final product is tannin. it's present in almost every part of a plant and it's almost impossible to get rid of.

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

You can get rid of it pretty easily with some lead acetate.

[@dean3188]

@@kadergumus2598 and H2SO4 is corrosive :)

[@brettyarnall8322]

Fuck tannin

[@ericloyd6318]

Muriatic acid...

[@cube2fox]

@@kadergumus2598 Even more surprisingly, it's also used in high dosage lozenges to shorten the duration of the common cold. Nothing else can do that. It works but you have to have them constantly in the mouth and the lozenges start to taste terrible after a few hours. It's not really worth it in my opinion.

[@chiseledcanary9656]

NileRed: Big science words. My Brain: SoUr JuIcE.

[@goblincrimes8524]

Monkey brain: hoo hoo peanut

[@RadioRudie]

My brain: *I like your funny words chemistry man*

[@cpu_1292]

Combustion

[@danitron8317]

@@cpu_1292 Combustible lemons

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

NileRed: Sodium Chloride Me: Actually dude, it's salt.

[@Grekkenn]

I'm years late. I'm not involved in chemistry whatsoever in any capacity but gosh are these videos interesting and binge worthy.

[@Eli_JK]

His voice sounds clean and crisp like a freshly pressed suit

[@redbird7119]

holy shit yes

[@mscdilly51]

Or a freshly squeezed lemon.🤣🍋🍋

[@joee95]

He is part suit

[@infernalstan886]

@ilikeminecraft6753 Ah lacking a sense of humour eh? Nice

[@ahumanbeingreal]

@ilikeminecraft6753 nobody asked

[@peterrabbit2965]

I love how this dude talks like a chemistry paper: he "...transferred the juice to the beaker". Well, no shit! Keep up the great work!!

[@avacadolanche5025]

Well if you’re writing it down to recreate this, i’m gonna guess that’s an important step.

[@yerp.]

My juicer is full so I must pour it into this beaker.

[@stuartdparnell]

I just say 'stir the juice in the beaker' it used to piss off my Chem teacher bc I was too direct with what was going on.

[@coolcat1530]

God help anyone he decides to murder lol. New Video: *Extracting the soul of a punk who insulted me*

[@scoreunder]

"Extracting iron from fresh wounds"

[@jplay3265]

How to extract singularity from BLACK HOLE

[@feather6502]

How to make a *black hole*

[@kameradimran2163]

Extracting iron from blood of my enemies

[@luisp.3788]

"What happens when you ingest organic mercury compounds diluted in concentrated hydrofluoric acid"

[@YourBeety]

“Citric acid is present in many fruits but has the highest concentration in citrus fruits” *mm yes, this floor seems to be made of floor*

[@deckerd6832]

Citrus vs citric... floor v flour

[@prestonwarren2692]

Lol

[@xantiom]

​@@deckerd6832citrus and citric are referencing to the same thing. The -ic ending means "of/pertaining to", so it literally means "of citrus". That's why OP's comment is a valid observation, it is a truism. Your flour vs floor joke doesn't land, as they are not even cognates.

[@HereComeTheTrainComingBlues]

Next Video: I extract iron from the blood of my enemies. Wow I never thought I would see so many likes on this comment.

[@yosltsum]

make a sword

[@jherrera3058]

yes please. He should extract iron from the blood of steers.

[@kajetanolcon4470]

Cody Labs have done it before

[@harshmore8434]

He did it

[@GM_Neo]

@@yosltsum Ah yes, a man of culture

[@lutfalasker5371]

"a glass stir rod is added to the beaker" Wtf is that an ingredient...?

[@TheSniper9752]

Lol, this comment reminds me of the video Cody'sLab did in which he would stir in silver spoons into molten metal.

[@brownie3454]

@@TheSniper9752 Cody is a comedic genius. he consistently handles chemicals with barehands, but when he does strictly food grade videos, he wears gloves lol. god tier troll

[@qrbital9861]

Yes

[@yingxiawei821]

@TheSniper9752 “Goodbye, spoon” -Cody’sLab

[@nottheoneyourelookingfor0504]

For Nigel? Absolutely. Breaking glass on the floor is an important chemical process.

[@NotComrade69]

Me: Eating Cheesepuffs and licking the dust off my fingers Neil Red: calcium chloride reacts with trisodium citrate to form tricalcium citrate Also Me: hmmm makes sense

[@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI]

*tricalcium dicitrate

[@RigWim]

@@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI i think you’re missing the point

[@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI]

@@RigWim missing this point? This comment is kinda overused.

[@RigWim]

@@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI how does that disprove what i said in any capacity

[@pinkperfumefairy9205]

@@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI your a year late buddy

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Actually, one of the main uses of citric acid is a food friendly cleaner. For removing calcium scale deposits, etc.

[@itsrobb1]

officer: whats in the bag me: oh just some citric acid crystals

[@hiroprotagonist1587]

I'm guessing you don't have many heroin addicts where you live.

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

"Today I'm gonna demonstrate drinking acid." (pour self a glass of lemonade and prepare for the audience to throw tomatoes)

[@gabrielgarcia9822]

Lol

[@06theheartbreakkid]

Maybe the audience wanted you to drink oxalic acid instead :p

[@BillAnt]

Actually he did pour various acids on his hand in one of his videos... look it up... and yes his hand is still intact xD

[@BillAnt]

@cyka blyat True, but I still wouldn't try it.

[@trymatic7151]

cyka blyat Hydrochloric for almost a minute, sulphuric for 20 seconds, nitric for 10

[@cocolions]

I love to watch these videos to fall asleep, super calming 😊

[@johan5512]

Haha me to

[@8DPUNJABITRACKS]

I thought i am the only one who is doing this weird thing

[@cristianflorestamayo9079]

yeees, this is better than a lullaby song, but the difference is that you learn.

[@hiufuxthevideographer9877]

I am Terra- Forming Cyber Space, Creating Technology, and Redirecting Human Psychological Pathways....kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHi7Z2qeYqmXnbM

[@LuckyMoniker]

Citric Acid is used as part of the clean up process in Wine production, so as a chemical cleaning agent. We would then follow it up with HPO and rinse with water. this process was used on both tools and larger containers. Basically it was just used to lower the ph and kill any microbes, then HPO to balance it back out

[@tudor5210]

Nile running into a lot of problems in the project, buying expensive chemicals, losing time. Nile at the end: ahhha that's fun

[@t4rin132]

🤓

[@UnwovenSleeve]

You make squeezing lemons sound so complicated and scientific

[@ThaFuzzwood]

With the right terminology and nomenclature you can make boiling an egg sound like rocket science ;)

[@arunsharma-dx4yn]

In the UK, Citric acid is used in bathroom sprays such as limescale removers for shower stalls. Even though it is around Ph 2-3, it will happily dissolve calcium/magnesium carbonate.

[@holycrapitsachicken]

Sodium citrate can be used in cheese to give it more of that desired stretchiness of melted cheese. As for citric acid, it could simply be used in candy for the obvious sourness.

[@waywardhero1177]

Figure out how to extract flammable chemicals from lemons. Make Cave Johnson proud

[@elephystry]

No, you’d have to inject something combustible in. Maybe nitric acid.

[@medexamtoolscom]

Citric acid IS flammable.

[@elephystry]

@medexamtoolsdotcom The funniest part is that I googled it and found that no, it's in fact a flame retardant.

[@elephystry]

kader gumus oh neat I didn’t know that

[@Lunibruniful]

@@elephystry you can squeeze the skin and the vapor that quirts out can be lit on fire. Like a flamethrower

[@cmatrix4761]

Citric acid, as I recall, is very good at absorbing ammonia; so I sometimes use it as a filter when I have ammonia vapors. It doesn't absorb all the ammonia vents, but it reduces them, making reactions safer to perform.

[@omkardas3403]

Even though I don't understand the calculations, I still watch like a kid and agree!

[@marvinmendoza7218]

In the Philippines we have a smaller and a lot more sour version of lemon, called calamansi which would make lemons sweet in comparison.

[@Add_Infinitum]

My mom doesn't belive he got ~30 tablespoons of juice from only 8 lemons.

[@somberflight]

What kind of dry ass lemons do you guys have?

[@professortortilla]

not juicy lemons on sale 50 cents per pound

[@hiroprotagonist1587]

Sounds like a grip problem to me. Is your dad regularly grumpy, distracted, unable to sleep? Maybe your mom's 'old fashioned' game is poor, buy her a shake weight, your newly happy, focussed, and well rested dad will thank you and your mom will get a higher yield from her lemons.

[@Add_Infinitum]

@@hiroprotagonist1587 wtf the lemons are just small

[@DrayWizarde]

Mom? He?

[@vampmas4577]

When ElectroBoom is the king of Electricity. This man is the King of Chemistry

[@masonhunter2748]

Ben eater doesn’t get stuck in a house fire by adding a capacitor

[@8DPUNJABITRACKS]

and don't forget the king of physics SmArTeR EvErYdAy although electricity comes under physics only XD

[@muhanad4572]

And dani is the king of milk

[@michaelr113]

@@muhanad4572 No

[@domithegoodhomie]

@@muhanad4572 boner

[@Tetrarque]

14:10 "Ive gone ahead and taken a shot of pure citric acid" Even out of context, I'd still believe you really said that

[@tedc3895]

Citric acid is a good ear rinse after swiming. It prevents swimmers ear. It will also kill any coral you may get in your skin. Pick it out and rinse with citric acid. We just used lemon juice. Pretty weak I guess but very effective on fugus and water borne stuff.

[@TheHenryFilms]

You can use citric acid to make Benedict's reagent (copper citrate complex)

[@yashagnihotri6901]

Yeah. And show us the the colour change with formic acid, and other renowned aldehydes!

[@Gaark]

Learned something new - citric acid produced by fungus. Automatic thumbs up !

[@zenlyfly-fo9de]

Make combustible lemons

[@AndreaNutri]

zenlyfly1915 Hell yeah

[@possamei]

BURN THEIR HOUSE DOWN

[@Aziz-sn1po]

He Says what we're all thinking!

[@shiningarmor2838]

It's been done

[@gc6329]

Haha, it's funny you say that, some scientists have experimented with a compound extracted from lemons as a rocket fuel. They were hoping it'd be safer then RFNA and easier to handle then liquid hydrogen

[@djpenton779]

citric acid is commonly used as a "pickling compound" when making jewelry. That is, it is used in solution to remove oxide from soldering, etc.

[@shridharsarraf2188]

We had an assignment last week based on industrial and microbial production of Citric Acid. Nice to see it in practical too

[@msbjr23]

Anyone else's mouth watering a lot while watching this

[@alviselaguna5028]

m b Yeah! A lot! Brains are tricky!!!

[@BillAnt]

Yes, how about making lemon juice out of the citric crystals, sugar, and water? hee-hee

[@maggiep9007]

No. Lemons are gross. Limes are actually good.

[@andrecarpy6890]

@@maggiep9007 lemons taste weird

[@acronym181]

Are you a girl?

[@LunaticEdit]

In chemistry do you get a precipitation award?

[@legoyoda2773]

Only if you drop out

[@theoseym1368]

No, you get a condensation reward.

[@Overused_Toothbrush]

@@theoseym1368 I thought he got an evaporation award?

[@AmberAge]

It has a bunch of household applications, too! If you have very hard tap water that leaves a calcified film in your pots, you can use citric acid to remove that.

[@orthirox7419]

I love how you say, "I'm not sure how much" or "I am not sure if" and then still taste everything.... You do it and almost every video, it's like someone that knows what they are doing but doesn't at the same time...

[@fredrikbystrom7380]

15:00 "1.44 g citric acid per ounce of lemon". Why on earth would someone mix metric and imperial in the same measurement?

[@621Tomcat]

Canadians

[@hadesbboy]

because it's more practical. The mind doesn't work well with measurement you aren't familiarized about. You'll have less error if estimated a coin size in inch than centimeters and you will less error if estimated an small insect in centimeters than in inch, it depends exclusively of the kind of work.

[@lastnamefirstname9972]

When life gives you lemons, extract the citric acid and make a video of it. Good video man

[@nutzboi]

LOL

[@optimumstrategy8040]

TQ for your detailed video for extracting citric acid from lemons. Two home uses for citric acid are: 1. to dissolve calcium deposits in water filters & 2. For cleaning toilet bowls.

[@Boncarbs]

Like they always say when life gives you lemons make a whole video of chemistry about them

[@fatmanbravo6]

It'f fun hearing a chemist's write up when it involves food. It highlights the similarities between chemistry and cooking.

[@BankruptMonkey]

I love this! I can't use most store bought citric acid because it's usually made from corn which I have a major allergy to, so now I can finally make all the bath bombs and food and beauty products my little heart desires!

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

If you are allergic to citric acid from the store because it's from corn then its impure as frick. citric acid=citric acid doesn't matter which fruit it comes from, or if it's from a lab.

[@omarb2653]

@@igameidoresearchtoo6511 Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Either the factory is creating an impure product or OP has an extreme allergy

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

@@omarb2653 Even an extreme allergy probably wont detect the 3 carbon atoms that came from the corn it's dissolved fully in acid anyways, which destroys carbon most of the time, aswell as anything else corn could be made of.

[@fradenX]

i kinda love nigel's voice in this video. it's chill but contains chaos

[@petterhouting7484]

*WhEn LiFe GiVEs YoU LeMoNS*

[@thelolminecrafter7830]

Make citric acid, then recycle the lemons and make combustible lemons to burn Life's house down.

[@blackcopycat4967]

Petter Houting plant the seeds?

[@kyubinobiju]

squeeze it like sum tiddies bitch!

[@Борисстепанов-р1д]

Make citric acid.

[@AydenRose04]

“Do do do do duN”

[@shanineedwards6894]

"I'm mostly just doing this for fun" :')

[@VeniVidiVelcro]

Hey Nile, You could use the citric acid to make a biodegradable polyester. To do this, you let it react with glycerol at 130°C for about 10-15 minutes. Then you pour it in a silicon muffin tray (or something else bendable that suited for an oven) and bake it at 180°C for a few hours (until solid) . It's been a while since I performed the experiment, so maybe my description isn't spot on anymore, and I'm too lazy at the moment to find it (the protocol is laying around here somewhere). But if you're interested, I'll make the effort to find the description :)

[@alexusali9650]

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[@melcol]

Hey, I wanna know too

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

You can also buy powdered citric acid in grocery stores. It'll be in the coffee section, with coffee makers at a department store or in the cleaning section. It's used to clean coffee makers.

[@crabsaresilly8317]

Monitors

[@iGotAcondition]

maybe you could use that citric acid for the process of extracting DXM (dextromethorphan) from cough syrups, and make an educational video

[@user-xc5bz3np4g]

😂

[@aaronturk5473]

Matteo Frizzera dxm not dmt

[@ErulianADRaghath]

When life give Nile lemons, he makes citric acid!

[@1d10tcannotmakeusername]

Nilered: Alright, so I was just thinking... When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade! -Make life take the lemons back!- Make citric acid crystals!

[@chasesrobloxgamingtm7288]

Evil Pumpkinman MAKE THIS A MEME!!!! LOL

[@coldestsun2095]

3:42 Forbidden orange juice

[@torskungen1]

13:53 I was sure he was going to say ”Just for fun I will be tasting some crystals” 😭

[@bleedingjeremiah]

You should consider using multiple grades of filtration paper. Maybe even starting with a few layers of cheese cloth, a canvas filter, or a milk filter to save time and effort swapping out your coffee filters.

[@shreyas_694]

Wouldn’t it be blocked though?

[@ishzarkklyon9590]

@@shreyas_694 the stuff blocking the coffee filters would pass through and block the coffee filters

[@hiufuxthevideographer9877]

I am Terra- Forming Cyber Space, Creating Technology, and Redirecting Human Psychological Pathways....kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHi7Z2qeYqmXnbM

[@gorka1122]

So basically, the first part of the video is about how to make orange juice from lemon juice??

[@BillAnt]

Or lemon juice from orange juice... lol

[@dereklouden7415]

Lmao

[@KnakuanaRka]

Gorka 11 *ba dum tss*

[@letsbeginrpg]

So acidly*, the first part of ...

[@KING_ME9094]

That is not lemon juice

[@dominijkikik]

am i the only one here not knowing a damn thing about chemistry but still watching this? i would like to learn it tho.. do you think i can learn chemistry for my own purposes at home? just some branch of chemistry if i could say it like that:D

[@gavinfarkas6043]

Dominik Cretni why not. There are a lot of educational vids here and free courses you can take online. You'll need to have a good grasp on math but it's not too challenging. Enjoy learning and the products of what you know. Be safe

[@explosu]

Khan Academy is a really good start, it takes you a good way into Chem 2 and some of Ochem. Follow some conservative labs from undergraduate programs when you're ready, don't screw around with anything you'd need to dispose of with more than running water (eg. look at and pay attention to MSDS sheets and disposal warnings) and use good equipment and protective wear, even if you think it'll be fine, even if you've done what you're doing a hundred times without problems. If it feels like it's something you'd enjoy doing for work, consider a program in chemical technology, it's not a bad choice money-wise at the associate's level and it gives you a good start towards a bachelor's in chemistry if you decide that's for you.

[@anthonyvandyke2861]

Personal meth lab perhaps?

[@GAURAV_RANA_]

No

[@scottsmith5376]

Nah, He just wants to make all the other pharmas.

[@brandonfennimore9180]

Why doesn’t this sound like him at all

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

Because its 7 years old

[@brandonfennimore9180]

@ plenty of his old vids sound exactly like he always does

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

he's sick? or his setup is different

[@Dracofinnaspit]

It's from 7 years ago. It's not recently.

[@davidmosler910]

Put it in 1.25 speed

[@Thelostprojects]

I watch before sleep..really does the trick

[@el5377]

My 9 year old son and I watch these videos at bedtime. He goes right to sleep. Same with morgue (i feel like i might have spelt his name wrong)

[@spv420]

@@el5377 Morgz? If your kid falls asleep to that coked up kid with ADHD he either has narcolepsy or smokes way too much weed, maybe both

[@cassandracain9736]

So...what would lemon juice taste like without citric acid? 🤔

[@TaylorIserman]

cassandra cain just a sweet syrup. Not very good.

[@elephystry]

Taylor Iserman what the hell you mean not good?

[@TaylorIserman]

ecstasy.apostasy point taken 😂

[@peterslav4721]

Still acidic due to the vitamin c which is acid too

[@5467nick]

We'll never know because he threw it out.

[@joshuaallgood7030]

Citric Acid 10% can be used to aid in the process of Acid/Base extraction of many chemicals. Often, it is mixed with acetone to separate two compounds from a mixture.

[@X-SPONGED]

Video Idea : I extracted the iron from the blood of my enemies to create The Demon Sword from Adventure Time

[@michaelflynn6952]

*About time we saw Nile's large large lemons ;)*

[@crackedemerald4930]

... I don't get it...

[@TheHiss55]

Pedro Rocha your innocent

[@friendlydragon8999]

Michael Flynn you are right.Maybe later we can see his large orange.

[@ritviksharma5901]

Michael Flynn u guys r jealous of him atleast he has an innovative mind so don't make fun of him.

[@KnakuanaRka]

Such language in a high-class establishment like this!

[@supersendojarren]

boi you're one of my new favorite youtubers mah dude. i have no idea wtf ur sayin but i'm learning a little.

[@onogrirwin]

A NileRed upload! I'm happy xD

[@robertdunn9916]

travis dunn sick last name

[@donstash4295]

Citric acid solution can be used in the lab to neutralize caustic spills. It doesnt have the strong vinager odor of acetic acid.

[@jordanthedove]

Grams per Ounce?! Are you Satan? Hahaha, keep up the good work :)

[@gandalf8216]

You can make dyes from citric acid. Might be a good opportunity to teach about how colors arise, and we love exotically colored solutions being mixed. It's what chemistry is to every 4yo out there.

[@asdaandET]

EAT ONE OF THE CRYSTALS ON CAMERA

[@asdaandET]

I’ll start a petition if I must

[@ainurmusician64]

It's doable, but it would be verrrry sour. He could do it with a glass of water ready and a TUMS tablet (CaCO3, would neutralize the acid) so he doesn't damage his mouth.

[@rich1051414]

I have a jar full of citric acid in the kitchen. Don't do it... I mean, you'll survive... but it's painful xD

[@epsilon7878]

It’s fine to eat as long you don’t take more than a few crystals at a time and make sure you move them around your mouth constantly while it dissolves. Just tastes like a very sour toxic waste

[@michel333alfa-kun3]

Pfffff easy, but it might make your tongue bleed(I tried it, believe me)

[@TheMissing62]

Combined with phosphoric acid is used to clean aluminium in aviation. Some kind of pasivated called "parkerizing"