How to Make Copper Carbonate (New)

[diegonikki]

ok so i need to make copper acetate to make copper carbonatew to make copper oxide so i can mix it with aluminum to make thermite darn why does it have to be so long

[guitartec]

I use copper carbonate to power a reverse flux-phase ionizer. If you separate certain atoms in the carbonate mixture and add specific diofozpheens and protoplasts, you can eliminate virtually all discharging of the.... oh wait, are you from Earth? Sorry, wrong plant.

[fullthrottlequad]

@guitartec had me lol

[PyroSquad1]

baking soda is not sodium hydrogen carbonate its sodium bicarbonate

[AHW214]

@PyroSquad1

Actually sodium bicarbonate is another name for sodium hydrogen carbonate. Bi stands for hydrogen.

[Timurv1234]

@AHW214 that is right,and what does that tell you PyroSquad ?? first google it,so you dont make a fool of yourself..

[94nailson]

Você poderá decompor o NaHCO3 e produzir o Na2CO3, e então reagir com o CuSO4 produzindo o CuCO3 (mais seguro que aquecer o Cu(HCO3)2). T+

[AHW214]

@94nailson

Não foi Cu (HCO3) 2 eu estava aquecimento, estava molhada CuCO3. Eu estava tentando fazer com que a água evaporar mais rápido do que deixando-a secar. Espero que apura algumas coisas.

[94nailson]

@AHW214 Eu errei na fórmula srsrs, era o CuCO3, mas uma boa tática é usar o NaHCO3 (para produzir o Na2CO3) e então reagir com o CuSO4.

[AHW214]

@buzzrunner123456789

did you use pure or homemade copper acetate

[vwent51]

is this corrosive? im woried.

[98JMA]

@vwent51

Nope . . .not corrosive, but may tickle your skin with prolonged contact!

[MrLorum]

why you wear glowes its not dangerous

[98JMA]

@MrLorum

Because if you get into the habit of that, one day you will forget and catch something nasty on your hands.

[adjstarkeeper]

omg grow balls

[calumet96]

your body is capable of removing copper from it by chelation. I've been messing around with copper compounds my whole life, and more dangerous crap. unless you have Wilson's disease, the worst that'll happen is you'll cough a bit. Though inhaling that stuff can't be fun. Thanks for the video, I had been making copper carbonate by exposing the metal to air and water, this way is MUCH faster.

[mewrox99]

The smell is likely various pyrolysis products from the decomposition of the copper acetate,

But I don't think it's any thing to worry about. Was the smell fatty

[y2khfgh]

do you mixed copper acetate solution with baking soda? i dont speak english

[AHW214]

@y2khfgh

Yes

[y2khfgh]

@AHW214

thanks a lot man!

[TheBombBros]

you are most likely destroying and decomposing the copper carbonate by drying it like that. but this video is very helpful, thanks for the upload. ill be sure to rate it good.

[AHW214]

@TheBombBros

If I'm decomposing it, how come my product is greenish blue, not black.

Black=CuO

[adjuvants12780]

@AHW214 its partially decomposing. It is definitely more contaminated with CuO than it would be if you let it evaporate naturally

[AHW214]

@adjuvants12780

If I were to make a percentage of how much is CuO, what percent would you think that would be?

[TheBombBros]

@AHW214 very true. you would have to mix it with copper chloride and cook it to make pure copper oxide. its nice to see someone so young be interseted in chemistry. its an addicting hobby.

[DonaldValverde]

I recommend knowing what your doing first. Safety is key and as you can see you did not take any safety measures, this is wreck less for yourself and others in the household. Also from what I saw a good amount of your CuCO3 was decomposed due to over evaporation. Now I will mention one last thing. That is that you NEED to do this over a Fume Hood. You would have been better doing this over the stove with the Range on... If you have a Range. Oh don't forget a disclaimer next time!

[Grundalizer]

@DonaldValverde I'm sorry, what is unsafe about this?

[MrNickDunk]

When heating copper carbonate, copper oxide and carbon dioxide is produced and nano particles of copper oxide is high toxic so heating the copper carbonate inside your house is probably one of the worst things to do.

[AHW214]

Oh.

[AHW214]

Well, I'm pretty sure the water absorbs the heat and evaporates before the heat makes the CuCO3 turn to CuO.

[MrNickDunk]

Nope not actually.

[AHW214]

Oh.

[AHW214]

Would letting the water evaporate be safer?

[MrNickDunk]

Yes, you could try putting the pasty copper carbonate in a desiccator bag or you could take your alcohol burner outside and do it.

[AHW214]

Thanks for the info!

[AHW214]

Are copper oxide nano particles still emitted even after copper oxide is formed or only while the copper oxide or copper carbonate is heated?

[MrNickDunk]

I believe only when the copper oxide or carbonate is heated.

[AHW214]

Would the heating of pennies with a flame produce copper oxide nano particles?

[MrNickDunk]

I'm pretty sure it would.

[AHW214]

I'm a little nervous now, I have heated around 50 pennies with a flame indoors about a month ago. I feel OK.

[AHW214]

I also heated them in my kitchen which makes me more nervous. Its been about a month since I did this and no noticeable effects are happening to me.

[MrNickDunk]

Oh geez that's not good.

[AHW214]

Should I see a doctor? I did this about a month ago and I feel fine.

[MrNickDunk]

If you're feeling fine then I don't think you have to, but if you are starting to feel sick then i recommend going to a doctor.

[AHW214]

I'm relieved that even at the time I heated the pennies, I didn't feel sick and it's been a month and I feel fine. I wish I knew all the byproducts of my reactions so I could know if its safe or not. Ignorance is bliss.

[freakin1random]

@AHW214 Think of it this way: The average lethal dose of Copper is around 5-7 grams. the copper dissolves into your blood. Any copper salt will do the same general effect. Lets say you weigh 100 lbs. If you eat about 4-5g of copper or copper salts, you have about a 50% chance of death. You probably had about 2-3 grams total of copper in the dish. CuO would just irritate your nose. i dont notice it, but if you have a sensitive nose, you may. It's nothing to worry about, just dont eat it!

[Grundalizer]

@AHW214 It wouldn't

[freakin1random]

@MrNickDunk You have no clue what you're talking about. You obviously dont know anything about this or you have no experience with it. Stop freaking him out for kicks.

[TheScienceTestTV]

don't pour the liquid away!

it's sodium acetate

[TheScienceTestTV]

when i made my copper acetate i boiled it down so i gut the "pure" CH3COOCu.

Copper carbonate is Cu2CO3 not CuCO3.

[TheScienceTestTV]

sorry i was wrong

[AHW214]

Everybody makes mistakes.

[Grundalizer]

@TheScienceTestTV No, it's Copper (II) Carbonate, so it's CuCo3