we use OsO4 all the time in my lab as a stain for electron microscopy. It's certainly the most toxic reagent we use and I have the utmost respect for it.
@stuurman81792 жыл бұрын
but what about anhydrides in resins and uranium salts?
@loberd092 жыл бұрын
I’ve been kicking the idea around of using some for a project but I don’t trust the ventilation in the lab enough to try.
@RespectTheChemistry2 жыл бұрын
@@loberd09 yeah that's a concern. We keep ours (usually a 4% aqueous solution) in a container inside a second container, and the outer container still builds up a nasty looking black reside on the inside.
@charlesmartin19722 жыл бұрын
@@RespectTheChemistry Then it's certainly a good thing that second container is there. That's a pretty intimidating reagent
@loberd092 жыл бұрын
@@RespectTheChemistry I’m *that* guy in the lab who winds up with all the hazardous projects/chemicals. A running joke amongst the engineering group is to tell new employees of they see me running to get worried. I’ll work with any hazard as long as I am in charge of safety and can do what ever I want to make it safe. And to the ventilation point I take no chances. I was working with 45% HF. I did it in the hood (obviously) but on the off chance the hood malfunctioned I wore a full face respirator with HF cartridges for the entirety of the procedure, and a well stocked HF emergency kit was at hand.
@jdurg2 жыл бұрын
"Hrm. I have a super strong oxidizer and a super strong reducing agent. Let's mix them and heat them up." That is why I love this channel so much. Been 20 years since I was last in the chemistry field, but your videos really help me keep my interest afloat and my knowledge up to speed. Thank you for making these videos!
@ethanwild33012 жыл бұрын
The OsO4 is the reducing agent?
@Trenbol0ne9992 жыл бұрын
@@ethanwild3301 nope..LiAlH4 is
@josemanuell18382 жыл бұрын
I think you meant oxidizer and oxidizing agent as an oxidizing agent is a substance that can reduce itself to allow a substance to oxidize itself (I.e. a substance that oxidizes loses electrons to the oxidizing agent that reduces itself by gaining those electrons)
@rainbianca86252 жыл бұрын
Guys you're all wrong my uncle Ben showed me his IrF11 but he can't show you or the FBI will arrest him
@huntedwumpus2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't mention the most notorious side effect of OsO4 exposure: when it sublimes, prolonged contact with the eyes can cause irreversible blindness because its vapors literally stain your corneas black.
@nibblrrr71242 жыл бұрын
To quote Ex&F's sulfur nitride video: _How Can Osmium Toxicity Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real_
@tracybowling11562 жыл бұрын
What!?! That's very scary, huh? That's why I love the comments, you learn some pretty interesting stuff!
@grebulocities82252 жыл бұрын
The other problem it has is that, while it has a pungent odor, it can poison people even below its odor threshold with prolonged exposure. The victim has no idea anything is wrong at first, only to develop pulmonary edema and die hours or days later. It's similar to phosgene that way.
@nibblrrr71242 жыл бұрын
@@grebulocities8225 *The other problem _you have_ :^) Also, dang, I thought I could keep myself safe from phosgene by watching out for the musty hay smell. (Though I have no idea how green corn smells?) Serves me right for trusting cute elephants on WW1 posters to tell me the whole story, I guess... (srsly though, like Tracy said above, you learn some pretty interesting stuff in the comments
@rogerkearns80942 жыл бұрын
@@grebulocities8225 _it can poison people even below its odor threshold with prolonged exposure_ Yes, I was a little surprised when, at 02:37 , the narration stated, _Also, it gives off a smell similar to chlorine._ Narrator is seemingly more comfortable than I would be with the risk. ;)
@DavidFMayerPhD2 жыл бұрын
Osmium tetroxide presents a solution to an interesting problem: the divergence of the masses of the platinum-iridium international standard mass and its deputies. It is due to the history of metallurgy. Platinum-iridium was chosen because the two elements of which it is made are chemically HIGHLY INERT. They are unaffected by nearly all chemicals. However, iridium has an "evil twin", osmium, with which it is found as an alloy called variously iridiosmium or osmiridium. At the time that Grand-K was created, it was impossible to remove ALL osmium from iridium, so osmium remains as a trace element. To make the platinum-iridium standards, the powders of the constituent metals were thoroughly mixed and then sintered into a solid block. This process left countless tiny channels which penetrated the final block. Unlike platinum and iridium, osmium is NOT chemically inert. It combines with oxygen from ordinary air to form osmium tetroxide. Also, unlike nearly all oxides of heavy metals, osmium tetroxide is volatile and evaporates at ordinary temperatures. Hence, the effect of air on the standard weights is two-fold: At first, they gain weight as the oxygen is combined into osmium tetroxide; then the osmium tetra-oxide evaporates. This process is very slow, but over decades the results accumulate, and the cylinders lose weight. The exact losses depend upon temperature, humidity, and oxygen content of surrounding air. Mystery solved.
@NicholasA2312 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That always bothered me. Every mention of the Kg standards mentioned the divergence, but not an explanation.
@cravenmoorehead7099 Жыл бұрын
This is PRECISELY how i meant to reply…instead, it came out, “chemistry is hard”
@udittlamba Жыл бұрын
i absolutely love the comment sections of chemistry KZbinrs. so many intelligent people here spitting knowledge.
@cleanerben9636 Жыл бұрын
finally!
@Charlie-nc3cp10 ай бұрын
Imagine putting "PhD" at the end of your KZbin username 🤣🤣🤓
@spiderdude20992 жыл бұрын
This reagent is CONSTANTLY referenced in college textbooks as the go-to way of forming diols and epoxies from alkenes . But it is SO toxic, I don’t know of ANY lab that routinely uses it. This reagent is truly terrifying and I hope to never work with it.
@bensmith33042 жыл бұрын
It is used regularly as a fixative/contrast agent in transmission electron microscopy.
@spiderdude20992 жыл бұрын
@@bensmith3304 with that application though, I’m sure they’re dealing with microgram quantities. I could be wrong, but yes, some applications do use it, but only to produce atomically thin amounts of it. In those cases, the danger of poisoning is pretty much zero.
@dansheppard29652 жыл бұрын
Especially when permanganate usually has your back for this kind of reaction.
@andreaa61792 жыл бұрын
My anatomy professor uses it for electron microscopy. He said he lost his sense of smell using it for many years
@christopherleubner66332 жыл бұрын
Yeah, for some reason college textbooks are out of touch with reality, not only is it toxic AF it is also extremely expensive. One use it is irreplaceable for is TEM sample prep because it puts metal in stuff in a way that other reagents cannot. 🤓
@FhtagnCthulhu2 жыл бұрын
Among all the chemicals you have showcased so far, OsO4 scares me the most. Those reactions were gorgeous though! I never would have seen them outside of your channel! (Also good choice of suspenseful music!)
@carrionstorm7362 жыл бұрын
And the mad man heated it with white phosphorus. Such a cool thing to see
@7stiano1232 жыл бұрын
Nice pfp
@mrkrabstinysadviolin14002 жыл бұрын
Anyone know the name of the track? @chemicalforce can you please post it? :)
@ChemicalForce2 жыл бұрын
@@mrkrabstinysadviolin1400 Hey! This video's soundtrack includes: Our Final Mission - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Ceres - Lennon Hutton Dark Mind - Wendel Scherer Rise to Power - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Now We Fight - Bonnie Grace There Is No Sequel - Philip Ayers
@pickelsvonbrine2 жыл бұрын
Oso4 is the shit of nightmares
@youngseokim76452 жыл бұрын
Cis dihydroxylation of alkenes is the first thing comes in my mind when I hear OsO4. Very straightforward mechanism. First learnt that in freshman year, but haven't seen that in action in person till this day lol
@philidor96572 жыл бұрын
OsO4 is honestly beginning to fade into obscurity at least in the academia world as far as I know. It's deadly, toxic and spicy which sucks for a good reagent. The only reason it's still taught to students as a means of cis dihydroxylation is because its REALLY good at its job. Sure there are other reagents out there that wont make you blind, but this one is just really really good at hydroxylation of alkenes.
@103137102 жыл бұрын
Spicy hydroxilator.... Sounds like an insult.
@samuelstoner56512 жыл бұрын
I'm as fascinated by the packaging of your chemicals as by your experimentation with them. Thank you for including shots of the beautiful bottles, canisters, ampoules, etc.
@philidor96572 жыл бұрын
I have enough experience in the chemistry academia/idustry to have a VERY healthy fear of some chemicals and 1000s of different types of damage they can do. I'm still so impressed that you can safely play with these chemicals as if they're toys!
@AK-xx9cg2 жыл бұрын
In the lab, I was never afraid of any chemical substance, except OsO4! We used that as a catalyst; i hated it, it's so extremely dangerous.
@YuPuWang2 жыл бұрын
OsO4 is probably the most toxic reagent I've ever used in organic synthesis so far. My supervisor would only allow us to purchase a 4% aqueous solution and use as such - we would directly transfer it from a freshly cracked ampule to a small Schlenk tube, and use it catalytically with NMO (N-methyl morpholine N-oxide) as the stoichiometric oxidant.
@garethgeorge2122 жыл бұрын
The filming of this channel consistently astounds me, well done.
@AJ-qv9yo2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic images and drama. WOW, the hair on my arms stands up seeing the melt and crystallization. A chemical channel at its best. Informative and entertaining.
@jannejohansson33832 жыл бұрын
Hair on my eye's..
@BackYardScience20002 жыл бұрын
I actually sell OsO4 by the gram on eBay. I've sold 4/5 vials that I had listed in the last 5 minutes, I believe because of this video. Thank you for posting! It's helped me out by making it more well known. Thanks! 😃 Edit: only 1 left! 🤯
@BackYardScience20002 жыл бұрын
@Antonio Trav thank you for the endorsement! If you order anything anytime from here out let me know that it's you and I'll be sure that your order is given priority and will be taken great care of with something extra added in with what you ordered. I take really good care of my customers. 🙂😉
@justyourfriendlypebble89432 жыл бұрын
Why are you making and selling this stuff to randoms though, surely something this dangerous must have some regulations right ?
@BackYardScience20002 жыл бұрын
@@justyourfriendlypebble8943 it's sealed in ampules and they have to physically break it open to get to it. That, and this element is extremely well known for what it is and we even state in the description that it is dangerous. We also vet each buyer for it by asking them certain questions when they buy it. We have also turned down and canceled sales of it in the past because we didn't trust the buyer to handle it correctly. Just because we sell it, doesn't mean a person can just buy it and have it delivered. It mainly ends up at a business or lab anyways. Rarely does a random person ever even ask about it.
@justyourfriendlypebble89432 жыл бұрын
@@BackYardScience2000 Appreciate the clarification, you sound like a responsible seller
@ChemicalForce2 жыл бұрын
Hey mate! I hope your business is going well 😂
@ThatLooksLikeARake2 жыл бұрын
never ever stop making videos man. If there were oscars for youtube videos you deserve all of the awards for all categories
@damienmiller2 жыл бұрын
if he stops making videos then I'll assume he neglected his PPE that one time
@sixstringedthing2 жыл бұрын
The hypergolic reaction with hydrazine was made cooler by anticipation as it slowly slid down the test tube. Deflagration is just as interesting to watch as detonation. :) Excellent footage, as always. Thanks mate!
@103137102 жыл бұрын
Isn't that reaction about as close as you can get to a black flame?
@azureprophet2 жыл бұрын
Happy to see that you are using proper lab safety techniques so we can see this rare chemical in action!
@zathrasyes12872 жыл бұрын
Poor Hydrazine seems to be afraid of Osmiumtetroxide... but finally they merged together.
@happierthanyouandme2 жыл бұрын
Just mixing OsO4 and white phosphorus, as you do... Absolute madman XD Brilliant videos, thanks for showing these reactions that we'd probably never get to see otherwise!
@shivamchouhan50779 ай бұрын
Wow that's amazing All I know about OsO4 by my high school chemistry is that it is used for syn hydroxylation of alkenes to make diols. But baeyer's reagent is a safer alternative.
@GMCLabs2 жыл бұрын
I like how the fume hood kinda sounds like a drum roll right before the reaction happens.
@nigeldepledge37902 жыл бұрын
Some amazing footage once again. Both the close-ups and the slow-mo. But, jeez, some of those reactions were so fast that even 4230 fps wasn't enough to really see what was happening! May I suggest a collaboration with The Slow-Mo Guys? They have some *extremely* fast cameras. I love that you're bringing chemistry to the world that most chemists would class as "nope!". Hmm, what happens when we react OsO4 with LiAlH4? My prediction was that it would spray molten aluminium out of the tube, but the reaction was so fast that it instead launched the tube into the flask of water. In pieces. Yikes!
@amanal-kabbani27452 жыл бұрын
One of the best chemistry experiments videos ever on KZbin..thanks so much!!
@-Jethro-2 жыл бұрын
How do you handle cleanup and disposal after demos like this?
@jannejohansson33832 жыл бұрын
Put everything in bag and can, seal it, write text what's inside and send waste management facility. They read it, okay, and throw that s#it in flames.. :p
@levivangijzen53592 жыл бұрын
Buy a new house
@Tower0fHeaven2 жыл бұрын
Flush it down the toilet
@iandilorenzo73992 жыл бұрын
@@jannejohansson3383 I think they handle heavy metals so.ewhat differently than the run of the mill organic waste... I hope...
@frysebox12 жыл бұрын
local fish pond
@tomwatts7032 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this listed as a 'good oxidising agent' for a reaction in first-year undergrad organic, certainly hope I don't have to work with it anytime soon. I'm curious as to why the same explosive reactions don't occur in the solid state though.
@virtualtools_30212 жыл бұрын
Not enough mixing/surface area
@GlutenEruption2 жыл бұрын
@@virtualtools_3021 probably not enough activation energy too
@BrickfallOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Just as the structure of water is different between frozen and liquid, same for the different allotropes of phosphorus, it could be that the (just like with white phosphorus) molten 'allotrope' is structurally less stable. Combine that with higher heat and increased surface area kablam. not 100% certain though.
@EvanZalys2 жыл бұрын
“He sure is showing that ampoule for a while… I wonder if this is finally the thing so dangerous that he won’t do chemistry on it… ah ok he’s mixing it with white phosphorous. Sure. Ok.”
@GovertNieuwland2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I love the great way that you are filming the reactions!
@TvshkaHumma2 жыл бұрын
Your channel is consistently the finest of all the channels I watch! Thank You!!
@irfanmeer94202 жыл бұрын
Your channel deserves subscribers in millions
@SaerX2 жыл бұрын
Superb improvement in filming technique and storyboarding with suitably dramatic music. Keep it coming 👍
@BBQDad463 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I believe that watching this video has given me all the experience I want as far as Osmium Tetroxide is concerned. Subscribed.
@kranio_recenzje2 жыл бұрын
Those reactions equations are super nice addition to your video tht are already very good content
@dragondemonsyne2 жыл бұрын
The even scarier aspect of OsO4 is that if you expose a piece of metallic Osmium to air, it spontaneously forms the tetroxide on it's surface. Which then sublimes, exposing more metal to the air, forming more tetroxide. This is actually the source of the element's name, which comes from a Greek word for "bad smell", because the metal always emits the halogen-like odor from the tetroxide.
@daraa95532 жыл бұрын
That is one if the most terrifying things ive ever heard
@plazmatter2 жыл бұрын
@@Paonporteur it should be wtf
@vrog2 жыл бұрын
Not true. Osmium metal is inert and harmless.
@axiris16292 жыл бұрын
Osmium metal is quite inert. Osmium powder (sponge) however, does react with oxygen in the air. A small bead of the metal in general does not pose any problems or dangers.
@theangledsaxon67652 жыл бұрын
That’s just false, what
@Tranarpnorra2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chemical Force! You have shown me materials and compunds I could only dram of in reactions and otherwise. Keep up the good work!
@dennisramdhan28212 жыл бұрын
Best chemistry channel ever 👍❤️
@mikaljan2 жыл бұрын
As always, this channel is just pure awesomeness!! thanks for making the video!! btw, nice music to go along with the video!
@ormarion5522 жыл бұрын
Honestly very impressed by the flame produced with white phosphorus, cool video ! :)
@charlesklein72322 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR MAKING A PROFESSIONAL VIDEO! 139 comments in ONE day! your on your way! good luck!
@Zodliness2 жыл бұрын
Once again you've turned chemistry into an art form. 👍🏻
@dancoulson65792 жыл бұрын
The production qaulity of your videos is always getting better. I particularly liked the music during the first half of the video. I don't how how to describe it, but it's the kind of music you'd hear in the background of a TV show when shoing the dangers of chemicals, radiation, or a biozazard.
@Greylegato2 жыл бұрын
Awesome reactions, scary too. Thank you for showing us!
@mortenrl19462 жыл бұрын
I really like your warm water setup. Great viewing.
@ondraradim2 жыл бұрын
Cesium dihydroxotetraoxoosmate? 😲 You are a legend, dude!
@piranha0310912 жыл бұрын
10:51 I would guess the black coating is a lower oxide of osmium? Something like OsO2 or a non-stoichiometric oxide like OsOx with x between 1 and 2.
@chrisjones-fp5vd2 жыл бұрын
That was a really good one! Some angry reactions there. Scary chemical. 👍
@borisvokladski58442 жыл бұрын
You really turn toxic inorganic chemistry into a facinated piece of scary art with nice colors and high speed footages. Keep up the good work.
@DaisyAjay2 жыл бұрын
This is his first chemistry video that had me shouting: "I don't like this", over and over. The cleanup must have been a total nightmare.
@jasonwright16872 жыл бұрын
Yes... Given the shape of the lump that was expelled from the tube, and the fact that it appears to be relatively the same shape, i believe it was the phosphorus.
@notmyname3272 жыл бұрын
As usual, this video is stunning, beautifully shot
@aaronmiller850311 ай бұрын
Cool channel very interesting!!!! Finally a rabbit hole with something interesting
@Antimonium_Griseo Жыл бұрын
Your this ambient is EXCELLENT!👏👏👏👍👍👍😇
@NerdlabsSci Жыл бұрын
bro ended up on a watchlist to make this video mad respect
@Zenzicubic2 жыл бұрын
This stuff is EXTREMELY toxic. I'm surprised you made it out safely! Cool experiments though.
@K31TH3R2 жыл бұрын
To be fair, osmium tetroxide mostly gets a bad rap from the ominous music which begins playing while you're trying to film it. I mean, yeah, exposure can permanently blind you or cause you to drown in your own blood, but the intimidation factor is mostly that dang creepy music.
@lastdaysarehere71332 жыл бұрын
Congratulations you are now on a watchlist!
@cravenmoorehead7099 Жыл бұрын
Jeez, you’ve come a long way. Great stuff!!!!
@juancq86892 жыл бұрын
WOWO! THE CHEMICAL REACTION ARE VERY INTERESTING!
@ExternusArmy2 жыл бұрын
I don’t like how cool it looks. It’s strangely a really pretty molecule.
@banjobear38672 жыл бұрын
I love watching the soft metals like the potassium and the phosphorus oxidized immediately upon touching the osmium tetroxide
@cubatea2 жыл бұрын
excellent choice of music! Really sets the mood
@falloutm134 Жыл бұрын
Thats very well said. Since we are very "smart" we're very good at finding ways to adapt. We just forget, get a new goal/focus and on we go...
@soyboy32742 жыл бұрын
Absolutely crazy to see anyone show of such reactions, but if i had suspected one person, it certainly would have been you lmao. Love the slowmo shots as per usual.
@cmerkyurky2 жыл бұрын
incredible videography and knowledge of chemistry!
@ambujhe2 жыл бұрын
Videos like this make me fall for chemistry again and again ❤️😍
@knutritter4612 жыл бұрын
For understanding OsO4 you need to know that it wants to get its electrons back so urgently that it is a very strong oxidizer! It's a VERY noble metal and it's keen on any electrons it can get to be a "shiny" and valuable metal again. 😉 And it is not a picky one! I used it for oxidation of alkenes to produce CIS-diols. It's a very handy but pricey chemical and somehow it's not as destructive as KMnO4.
@aaabbb-gu5pz8 ай бұрын
How you clear all super dangerous chemicals after demonstrations?!
@marv84812 жыл бұрын
Hum…I guess today was the day KZbin wanted me to be on a watch list lol
@samuelcolt66702 жыл бұрын
Angry rust is very beautiful, thank you for showing me.
@arsalansaeed54182 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this will help with my thesis work.
@DoomTuber2 жыл бұрын
Amazing work. Still witching. 👩🏾🔬🥷🏾
@6alecapristrudel2 жыл бұрын
Black stuff could be a lower oxide or fine metal, hard to tell. Boiling it in HCl might just flake it off the glass even if it's not dissolving. And it's so fine it could be hard to see in the water? I love how the phosphorous chunk turned black just from the vapor coming off!
@shazamshazamski2 жыл бұрын
Those are the cutest little test tubes ever!!
@MadScientist2672 жыл бұрын
Looks like real friendly stuff lol Nice video as always.
@Kaffeesuchti19852 жыл бұрын
My respects for you! You have BALLS of steel!!! Putting phosphorus, organo-hydrazine or LiAlH4 together with liquid OsO4. Balls man, man. I do organic ozone chemistry myself, but this is realy brave. :D Nice, keep it up!
@ansvart2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Insane properties! Please, be careful, cause we're longing for new videos :)
@jozefnovak77502 жыл бұрын
Super! Beatiful! Thank you very much!
@jamesdong81792 жыл бұрын
it takes balls to work with this chemical. Mad respect
@jannejohansson33832 жыл бұрын
It takes your balls away, if you did something wrong. That's natural selection 👌
@shadowtheimpure2 жыл бұрын
The Lithium Aluminium Hydride reaction created quite a significant amount of thrust.
@nosurprise8852 жыл бұрын
dont think about it
@shadowtheimpure2 жыл бұрын
@@nosurprise885 Oh definitely not, any rocket made with this stuff would be spewing toxic osmium the whole time. It was merely an interesting observation.
@virtualtools_30212 жыл бұрын
@@shadowtheimpure better than the mercury lithium fluorine TRI regent rocket that was theorized but never made
@shadowtheimpure2 жыл бұрын
@@virtualtools_3021 Humanity is truly frightening in their capacity to self-destruct, isn't it?
@MareSerenitis2 жыл бұрын
@@virtualtools_3021 better than the Dimethylmercury rocket that only didn't exist because some sensible person in Rochester labs told NARTS to f*** right off when asked to synthesise it in bulk. They still made and ran the plain old Mercury rocket tho.
@biggerandbetterthings72222 жыл бұрын
Awee it's so pretty and deadly!
@funnysciencemrsamir39682 жыл бұрын
This channel gives us beautiful video
@brfisher11232 жыл бұрын
I think the black coating may be OsO₂ i.e., osmium dioxide or osmium (IV) oxide.
@jannejohansson33832 жыл бұрын
Don't ever IV Osmium.
@Dominik92832 жыл бұрын
This is true cinema! I love it!
@evilotis012 жыл бұрын
at this point i have to assume your fume hood's output pumps directly into Pripyat
@anthonycabrera63182 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video about ruthenium tetroxide? Is tóxic and very reactive.
@anthonycabrera63182 жыл бұрын
@@c2n10 Thanks for the information, interesting chemical are and dangerous.
@clintongryke68872 жыл бұрын
Terrifying, but fascinating.
@IllnessXBL Жыл бұрын
I’d like to see your setup that makes this safe and easy to deal with.
@MrTheSmoon2 жыл бұрын
ofcourse its Yellow
@THYZOID2 жыл бұрын
Damn that’s cool! Great video!
@ChemicalForce2 жыл бұрын
Thanks :D
@JohnSmith-kf1fc2 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful thank you!
@VAEClan2 жыл бұрын
I am amazed that after all of this You still have both hands.
@ebrylkation95382 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing and publishing!
@bhartveersingh1865 Жыл бұрын
Good job man love u from India Punjab Amritsar
@thehyperscientist19612 жыл бұрын
Very nice. It's great to see obscure chemicals getting recognition on this channel. I think the volatility of OsO4 is truly apparent when you dropped in that piece of P4. So I assume Cl2O6 is next on the list?
@timscyther3242 жыл бұрын
Amazing video just as expected. You have done your job on exhibiting & doing experiments with rare chemicals excellently. I am doing research on uncommon valent halides, such as TmI2 and MoCl2. Could you do such topics in the future?
@willynebula61932 жыл бұрын
When you said white phosphorus, i instantly thought oof! This will go off like a rocket!
@edgarrosales90792 жыл бұрын
Excelente contenido en tu canal felicitaciones, podrías hacer un vídeo de algún proceso químico para disolver plástico sin calor, Saludos desde Guatemala 🇬🇹
@ChemicalForce2 жыл бұрын
muchisimas gracias :D
@Filipcorobivblenderi2 жыл бұрын
WOW. Im lost for words, amazing video and reactions. Also i dont understand how somebody can make bomb out of it, when normal person barely can afford to buy a gram of that substance. You think they have produced it or what :D
@patrickjanecke58942 жыл бұрын
No. The osmium itself is where the cost lies. They just wanted their bomb to also be a status symbol I guess.
@Si74l0rd2 жыл бұрын
Might have just wanted it as a chemical trigger, given how hard it is to buy any sort of initiating device in the UK. Keep the bomb in Styrofoam until you're ready to trigger it, then run before it turns into liquid and ignites the second stage of the device. As an aside, if it's the osmium itself that's expensive, then you could buy up old fountain pens cheap, the better quality ones are often osmium plated. Depending on how much you'd actually need of course. Even with a fraction of a gram, technically it would still be a dirty bomb, in that it would require specialist cleanup, though it probably wouldn't deny a large area.
@patrickjanecke58942 жыл бұрын
@@Si74l0rd If you're using OsO4 for a trigger, you've skipped a dozen far easier ways to set things off. I mean, going to a hardware, garden, or even grocery store is enough for something nasty.
@Filipcorobivblenderi2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickjanecke5894 Not making sense to use it as a trigger. Agreed
@Si74l0rd2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickjanecke5894 Well since it never actually happened it's academic. It appears there was a communication intercept of it being talked about for use in a bomb. So none was ever acquired, nor was a bomb constructed that could use it. The Porton Down chaps theorised it would likely be used as a catalyst, depending on quantity, but they never had Osmium tetroxide on their radar so it's not in their catalogue of mixtures. They're well aware of the more standard compounds used, and most are controlled. Though if you don't care about contaminants then there are certain off the shelf products still available. And eBay sells stuff you can no longer get in a hardware store anyway. You'd need to do a fair amount of work to even get any sort of concentrated acid though these days, unless you're ordering through a specialist company, and they only deliver to registered premises. It's difficult to find drain cleaner containing acid offline nowadays, even if you do have the equipment to purify and concentrate it.
@DissociativeK5 ай бұрын
Hello Chemical force, Do you think Os04 can react with piperine and give piperonal (then regenerates itself) without giving too much osmium complexes ? Best regards.
@tracybowling11562 жыл бұрын
I don't understand any of this. But it is super fun to watch!
@poloska94712 жыл бұрын
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