Faraday's Electrochemistry part 1 (Reuploaded) Building an Electrolysis Cell

This is a re-upload of the first part of my Faraday's Electrochemistry series, which I have edited to correct some of my mistakes in the original version.
Here's my original: • Faraday's Electrochemi...
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Sources:
Michael Faraday's 'Experimental Researches in Electricity'
Theophrastus's 'Book on Stones' PDF here: www.xtal.iqfr.csic.es/Cristal...
Michael Sendivogius' Novum Lumen Chemicum or "New Chemical Light" Can be found archived digitally here: archive.org/details/alchymyta...
Robert Boyle's "cloud Juice" quote came from a section of Newman and Principie's phenomenal book on early modern alchemy called 'Alchemy Tried In the Fire' this book is also a great reference for sendivogius' legacy and the idea of sal nitrum.

[@fraserbuilds]

corrections for this video: -I said Faraday invented the electric motor, but a static-electric motor had been demonstrated earlier by Andreas Gordon. to be more accurate, Faraday invented the direct current electric motor

[@TheRojo387]

Current is just dynamic electricity, whereas voltage is static electricity. I have to ponder how an electric motor can work on voltage alone.

[@djordjezivic2481]

you might want to check out some modern explanations of electricity on youtube. anywhere where you use electricity to do work you have current flowing

[@djordjezivic2481]

​@@TheRojo387 i started explaining how an electrostatic motor works but i guess your goal is to find out for yourself by building it.best of luck

[@remim8014]

Fraser will you please tell me where you’re from? Not picking on you, just notice that your regional dialect pronounced a lot of vowels as an eh sound and hadn’t encountered that before.

[@noahprussia7622]

First thing I hear from the video shows the respect you have towards the learner, the viewer, the person on the other side of the screen. Thank you.

[@CatFish107]

First thing I notice is the irritating pronunciations

[@TheRojo387]

​@@CatFish107Well, Fraser IS American.

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thanks!! :)

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thank you for such a kind comment! I was hoping the stories would resonate with people :) I think seeing the questions people asked is much more human than just hearing the answers

[@AerialTheShamen]

Over 100 years ago there was the "medical battery" for galvanic electrotherapy, that was a wooden box full of electrode rods hanging in glasses. Instead of only a potentiometer, one model by "Reiniger Gebbert & Schall" included a precise mechanism to lift and lower the set of rods (not unlike a nuclear reactor) for current control. The idea is bizarre enough to be recreated.

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[@supergeek1418]

The most important phrase in science is, "WOW! That was weird!!!"

[@mrimmortal1579]

Or possibly “What the f*ck was THAT?!?!”

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@@mrimmortal1579 Yeh. Same smell...

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thank you!

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Awesome job! My only concern would be with the wood lid on your cell, if you run too much current it might ignite since it will have spray from the cell impregnating it with chlorate, and even a small spark or local overheating can kick it off. Also, for filtering fiberglass works well and isn’t degraded by the basic solution.

[@fraserbuilds]

Thanks! I really appreciate the advice. I was worried about the chlorates in the lid as well, my solution was to wash the lid in a beaker of water after each use, but the chamber certainly had a strong effect on the wood, pulping its surface, So I intend to replace it with ceramic going forward. I'll definitely give fiber glass a shot for filtration!

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

@@fraserbuilds I just mentioned it because a few years ago I was running a chlorate/perchlorate cell with a computer power supply and platinized anode where I used clothes pins to hold the wires and I had a couple explosions from the wood getting heated while fully impregnated with chlorate. I’m pretty sure one of them was a proper detonation because it sounded like a gunshot, the clothes pin was blown to pieces and the top of the electrode was actually bent slightly which is hard to do with titanium, lol. Enjoy the electrochemistry, it’s the closest thing we have to actual arcane magic and you can do so much with it. Mysteriusbhoice/catboychemicalsociety (he has two channels) has done some amazing stuff in his video with electrochemistry and even tutorials on making your own lead dioxide electrodes. If you’re really enjoying this stuff you should join the catboy chemical society Discord. There’s always cool stuff happening and everyone is very friendly and helpful. Hope you’re having a great day!

[@supergeek1418]

You might try impregnating the wood with melted paraffin wax. Paraffin is quite chemically inert, and should protect it quite well.

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

@@supergeek1418 that should work and fits with the technology of the time.

[@AerialTheShamen]

​@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 Congratulation. That sounds like you have just discovered nuclear cold fusion. 😉 (Of course chemicals can do such things, and the people those thought to have invented cold fusion, possibly only realized something similar. Already oxyhydrogen can be bad enough.)

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thank you!

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thanks! :)

[@RensStoryteller]

Are you gonna do more alchemy videos? That was so fascinating and I want to see more from that field.

[@fraserbuilds]

yes! I'm working on more alchemy videos!

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thanks!! :)

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thank you!

[@jonhoyles714]

@@fraserbuilds i do have one thing i’d try your camera seems to bump every time you hit you hammer and stuff can you make a camera stand that’s not jumping ?

[@mxtomituck]

The craziest thing to me about your videos is learning all the words I used regularly that come from alchemy!!

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Amazing can't wait for part 2

[@fraserbuilds]

Part two exists! this is just a remake of part 1, hopefully part 3 wont be too far off 😅

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[@fraserbuilds]

Thank you!

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[@fraserbuilds]

its on its way!

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[@CottonTailJoe]

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[@austin7843]

You are a genius and so was Faraday.

[@AerialTheShamen]

Now let's power the electrolysis cell with a Baghdad battery! Over 100 years ago there was the "medical battery" for galvanic electrotherapy, that was a wooden box full of electrode rods hanging in glasses. Instead of only a potentiometer, one model by "Reiniger Gebbert & Schall" included a precise mechanism to lift and lower the set of rods (not unlike a nuclear reactor) for current control. The idea is bizarre enough to be recreated. The psychic Edgar Cayce used for healing a wet cell battery filled with different substances depending on the ailment, thinking that the produced energies of each substance would differ (not simply an electron flow) and travel through wires to the patients body.

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When you made your blowtorch pipe, did you use solder to attach the small tube to the big tube?

[@fraserbuilds]

yes! I did.

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[@AerialTheShamen]

Ancient roman armys had the bronze lur, which was likely not just a signal horn but also a listening device like an ear trumpet. They were found in symmetrical pair without attached mouthpiece, so they likely came in a rack with hoses connectable to ears or mouthpiece to send a signal and listen to answer or to listen over distance like a directional spy microphone.

[@sneakythumbs9900]

Where's your accent from? I can't place the "ferge, ferm, mer" vowel (forge, form, more).

[@tgmickey513]

Like others, I'm loving your vids and your quest to learn from the beginning! Very curious though, you have an interesting accent/speech pattern and I wonder where you're from or whether you grew up with another language? No judgement just curious! (language geek of sorts)

[@fraserbuilds]

Thank you! My funny speech is actually just the result of a speech impediment that softens the "or" sound

[@tgmickey513]

Thanx for your response! I wondered but didn't want to presume. Absolutely loving your vids, I like to tinker and have gotten inspiration from you!

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هل يمكنك تحضير نترات البوتاسيوم عن طريق التحليل الكهربائي او اي نوع من الاحماض عن طريق التحليل الكهربائي من دون مواد كيماويه

[@flopilop4596]

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[@shabbesgoj]

Andreas Gordon was the first to build an electric motor, not Faraday

[@fraserbuilds]

Thats a very good point! I'll put a correction under the video, but that was static-electric motion, rather than a direct current motor

[@RitikKumar-zh8fm]

Make one video marshal regulus antimony iron & antimomny coper for alchemy

[@hedgehog3180]

The link on part 2 still leads to the original version so you might want to fix that.

[@fraserbuilds]

Thanks for letting me know! Ill swap it now

[@Suger5zero]

I can't quite figure out this guy's accent. My guess is he's an American with Irish parents. If anyone else would like to guess or if the original video author would like to correct me, go ahead.

[@timnizle1]

What's next? Enquiring minds wanna know ...😊

[@Astoria_Varanus]

Ah, I was wondering what had happened, I found the second and was rather confused when it mentioned a video that didn't exist

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[@user-rk1bf4eh2p]

Calcium hydrochloride, chlorine, and many others

[@klem54321]

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[@user-rk1bf4eh2p]

I don't understand are you making a battery or you making electrolysis

[@anikac8380]

I must know: where are you from? What is your accent? I’ve done a lot of theater, and I’ve had friends from all over the globe, but your accent is new to me, and interesting. If I ever have to audition for a character from your neck of the woods, I’ll have an advantage!

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Sounds like northern California

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He is his own kind

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Wise using sacred Geometry and pyramidal structures for your foundations

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Circling the square ❤

[@olswirly]

um the frog leg thing proves the egypitans holding the diffrent rods . to cause sorta a human eletrolis effect charge up . ? um i deal with low voltage dc from crystals . and so really wondering the effects of mirovoltage on cells ? and dna ? maybe were feraday saw a huge potiential in the study. may lead to supper piwrrs for himanity . it could be the key to unlocking them what im wondering yup. but grwat vid qs allways . and stsy very blessed . 🙌 maybe would like to colorabrste with ya sum day . i do clay too. maybe send ya sum dry clay samples from my area if ya like . seams you work with small amounts like i do yup. take care weeee!!! lurnin stuffs 😊

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[@fraserbuilds]

Good! thanks :)

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@@fraserbuilds great to hear there is no reson to be gray on such a wonderful day

[@user-rk1bf4eh2p]

A similar to a chlorine generator

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Lightning struck oak shows up especially in a lot of esoteric compositions 😂

[@christianwelker7751]

Where are you from? Your accent is so interesting

[@user-rk1bf4eh2p]

You're making a lead acid battery

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YT recommended your vid from 9mo ago...

[@fraserbuilds]

weird, its still unlisted and is over 11 months old, I think the video youre reffering to might be the second part to this series?

[@FinalJesse_]

What is your accent if I may ask

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Thats pH paper not litmus paper. Litmus paper comes in red and blue.

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"tray to take a look on "the golden islamic age and the wonderful inventions at that age.

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[@FanGogh]

I don’t want to sound rude but I’m confused about our accent. You seem to often “o” sounds as “u” sounds. For example when you say before it sounds like befur.

[@fraserbuilds]

No worries, I get it all the time, thats just my speech impediment that softens "or" sounds

[@FanGogh]

@@fraserbuilds oh I just thought you were Canadian

[@user-zq6pr1ro5e]

Fraser, I'm thinking it's not a speech impediment you have, rather an Arkansas accent. Are you a buddy of Bill Clinton?

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[@CatFish107]

Say "four" in a manner that doesn't evoke a view of animal skins and I might watch another video.

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