Sodium with 96% sulfuric acid!

[Zipo214]

um......water does this to sodium....

[psxworld101]

i wanted it to blow up 3=<

[lexichronicle2]

@RichardFontaineGYUK "Because concentrated sulfuric acid contains no water. "

It does contain water. In fact, it's impossible to produce 100% sulphuric simply by distilling or drying it because it forms an azeotrope with water. Oleum is concentrated sulphuric with sulphur trioxide dissolved in it, giving an over 100% conc. I've just repeated his experiment, with the addition of it being shown in water, battery acid and concentrated sulphuric, and filmed it.

It works precisely as he's shown.

[adriiPortillo]

@lexichronicle2 hemmm actually oleum is a mixture of sulhpuric of persulphuric acids, maded by dissolving SO3 in normal sulphuric acid.

[lexichronicle2]

Concentrated sulphuric acid doesn't 'fume' and it doesn't damage glass containers, nor does it degrade into oleum, which is also stored in glass. Oleum is concentrated sulphuric acid with sulphur trioxide dissolved in it, so it does fume. The spare SO3 is given a value by adding it onto the original acid concentration ('over 100%'); SO3 is what sulphuric it's self is made from.

Concentrated sulphuric is available in some household products. Nitric isn't, because it's used to make explosives.

[slavasemenyuta]

Oh cool!!! 96% ? Where ... вобщем я плохо знаю английский, где ты такое достал???

[tripy666]

Now take a Fat toke of that shit..

[blazflare]

@RichardFontaineGYUK Do not confuse strength of acid and its corrosiveness. Strongest acids are carborane acids (extreme proton donors but even so cannot dissolve glass), while the most corrosive acid is hydrofluoric acid (a weak acid with the most electronegative anion F- and dissolves glass). Sulfuric acid can never dissolve glass, by the way, even at 100% and when subjected to heating. And seriously, strong acid + metal reactions having a slow rate of reaction?

[gleader]

@blazflare you can't have a 100% sulfuric acid solution. 

[terrodar19]

@blazflare um..... actually SbF5 is THE most corrosive one.... quite dangerous

[iToasterman]

Lame, now throw a big chunk of sodium in :D say 60 mg :D! and throw put the acid in a glass spay bottle and put on acid proof gloves and get a wasps nest with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[extrasonic]

@RichardFontaineGYUK

1) Concentrated H2SO4 doesn't fume, oleum does.

2) Sodium does react, giving Na2SO4 + H2

3) I don't think so.

[lordanjan1]

Sodium in conc. H2SO4 is a much more violent reaction

[FamusJamus42]

Bananas

[xGalaxyAngelx]

@FamusJamus42 Yup, that pretty much sums up this video :)

[JavAnarkoMet]

@RichardFontaineGYUK

sulfuric acid doen not fume only if it where oleum ,which is not sulfuric is pyrosulfuric acid

sodium reacted violently, it burned

glass and some plastics does not get damaget by sulfuric acid

learn some chemistry, not only what media tells you to believe

[badmf13]

Was that the sodium combusting or the H2 gas?

[zoteman94]

@RichardFontaineGYUK Sodium reacts vilenty with water, why not sulphuric acid??

[XxTaylor88xX]

That's it?

[mikey1029384]

Meh, it looked better in my chem class xD (yes, my chem teacher lights shit on fire randomly to demonstrate the flammability of things).

[dougishara]

nice video, quite interesting though is that the more concentrated the acid you use the less vigorous the reaction becomes. there's no substitute for water

[hahohihe888]

The gas is H2S isn't it ? Or SO2 ?

[lordfire10035]

@hahohihe888 Acid + metal --> metal salt + Hydrogen

What do you think the gas is? Metal salt is Sodium sulphate and thus, the sulphur atom is already used. That leaves H2. It is hydrogen >.>

[hahohihe888]

@lordfire10035 Not if this is 96% sulfuric acid, which really is the case. Concentrated H2SO4 is different from normal H2SO4 (ordinary acid) because it is an oxidizing agent, and will not only create the salt but also release SO2, S or even H2S. Although temperature is needed, but when you drop the sodium piece in there, a lot temperature is released. I don't know if it is H2S, so I have to ask, OK ?

[KhmerD0g]

failed.

[BeatlesRock79]

Try THAT with alkanine %32 H.F. %8 Sulfuric %20 and Sodium Bicarbonite 40% XD

[sandcrab132]

You wasted all that sulfuric acid! 96% too. Shame.

[emokid2200]

hotbox it

[Tharosa1942]

man, when the Na thing moves around the flask, it makes a kool funny beat!

7:00 9:00 Watch this part!

[VampiricMidget]

Will it blend? Sulfuric Acid smoke...Don't Breathe This!

[niertap]

It will just react about the same as with water until it's about 200% sulfuric acid ( pure SO3) this is because the sodium reacts with water to make hydroxide, which reacts with the acid to make water. The cycle continues.

[raptriforcee]

Oh jezz, inustrial strength sulfuric acid

[FireMaestro]

@jauniena666 but it's not that easy to obtain 96% it if you are a hobbyist.

[coolliger]

@FireMaestro

Yes it is sadly, H2SO4 is a list II chemical meaning that there are no buying restrictions.

[asddsa76]

@jauniena666 Nuclear reaction, 197Au + 18O → 210Fr + 5n

[asddsa76]

@jauniena666 Unm, those big tubes already exists. And it doesn't need alot of money.

[PACHONGA9]

that wasnt as amazing aS i had hoped... :/

[modernwar44]

oh boy oh boy i dont know wat any of u r talking about!

[asddsa76]

What happens if I...throw 50 grams of francium in water? If I don't get affected by the radioactivity, wil the whole place just burn and produce alot of hydrogen and burn everything?

[TheCaptainLulz]

@asddsa76 you couldnt get 50 grams of francium, on average theres about 50000 atoms of the stuff on earth at any one time, thats less than a nanogram. It would probably be reactive enough to react with inert gasses, much the way fluorine can, so youd need an absolute vacuum to do the reaction in.

[asddsa76]

@TheCaptainLulz What if someone (Evil Obama!) spent alot of money on lighter materials and had alot of scientists use fusion technology to make francium in bulk? And my first question was theoretical.

[bountykokos]

Yeah in 96%solution of sulfuric acid. You can't say it is fake, if you don't know me and my chemicals... Think before you write ;)

[manddd]

@bountykokos 2Na + 2H2O ---> 2Na(OH) + H2 .... its exothermic so Hydrogen burns Better is K + H2O ....

[frencio89]

the video is a fake!! the sodium react with the water that is in the solution of sulfuric acid

[Astharot90]

amazing!

[Rainbowpikmin93]

Also, for anyone who'd like to work out the reaction of Fluoroantimonic Acid and Sodium metal, the formula for it is HSbF6 Enjoy.

[Rainbowpikmin93]

Fluoroantimonic Acid would have been way better. =] It has a pKa of -25, and literally dissolves even the air around it.

[pyro4life3456]

would the smoke produced be sulfur hydrate?

[lolshea]

Na + H2SO4 > NaSO4 + H2

So Sodium Sulphate and hydrogen would be the products

[Ethynyl]

@lolshea Sulfate ion is a 2- sodium ion is a 1+, the reaction should be 2 Na + H2SO4 = Na2SO4 + H2

[gor069]

mmm sodium my favourite

[Izol0]

What is the point of the acid?

[260191894]

@Izol0 I agree: water is what makes this blow up.

[Lonestarr1337]

...

poof!

[BinaryComa]

E=my foot in yo ass bitches haha

[thisguyisuntraceable]

ITS A BONG xD

[eltotoX]

milkshot!

[deadpkerchannel]

@thisguyisuntraceable Lol wouldnt take a hit from that bong... lolllll

[zaccamondo]

H2SO4 + 2Na= Na2SO4 + H2

The steam developed is Hydrogen

[patzer12345]

Its not hydrogen. Its water. Its not pure H2SO4 there...

[zaccamondo]

Yeah you may be right because the reaction is exothermic and the water boils for that but the water,as it is,isn't involved in the chemical process. Some Hydrogen comes up for sure though :D

[999BelialMr]

Doesn't sodium purify the acid?

[Agentoxedo07]

@youtube 123123 teeest *=*

[supehkewl]

that thng looks like a nice bong

[AnonTR]

i thought that was a GIANT glass at the start. LOL

[hatman28]

how did you get the sulphuric acid?

from a car battery?

[BFMVpwnage5168]

@hatman28

no you steal it from your school science lab

[hatman28]

@BFMVpwnage5168 my school locks the acid in a cupboard in the store. i cant get near it.

i need another way to get it.

[BFMVpwnage5168]

@hatman28

yeah i know, i was just being sarcastic. You can probably buy it from ebay or something

[hatman28]

@BFMVpwnage5168 no chance in hell..its a corrosive substance and i need it for nitroglcerin

[999BelialMr]

lol have fun blowing yourself up. If you haven't already. Do you even know how unstable nitroglycerin is? Have fun with that kid.

[hatman28]

@999BelialMr is becomes more stable when mixed with a substance like sawdust.

[bluefox216]

@999BelialMr you're right nitroglycerin is very very unstable it's so unstable that if you look at it wrong it'll blow up in your face

[fwimble]

@hatman28

no, you can buy it at sites like united nuclear.

they sell everything from alkali metals to uranium to death rays! its frikin awesome!

[Agentoxedo07]

@hatman28 Holy-Terrorist:>sulfuric acid H2SO4 and

for complexe stuff H2+ SO4- is used with

battery car, the sulfuric acid and lead annd

lead dioxide for the electricity conduction,

warning the sulfuric acid is veery corrosive !

and manipuled for the mask and hand protection and in the perfect rule technic

for haves good technic and the end !

[DropASharp]

What are the products of that reaction, Sodium Sulfate and Hydrogen?

[J031L35]

Yes, Because Acid + Metal = Salt + Hydrogen

[mcraregreat234543]

how many moles of acid was it cos 98% doesnt explain anything O.o

[FireMaestro]

A waste of some good acid ...

[antimatter2380]

@FireMaestro Well when you work with it like I do, it's not a major loss. I have gallons of h2so4, hcl, and hno3 in my lab.

[EODsplosion]

@FireMaestro Well, now the 118,434 people who watched this video will now know what happens when these chemicals come in contact with each other. I don't think it was a waist if it educated people.

[yellowmetalcyborg]

@FireMaestro agreed

[noonewillknow123]

I was expecting something better... y'know with "96%" sulfuric acid.

[77sillygoose77]

ya a friend of mine did this in our science class cause she got the materials that we were using mixed up and it like, blew up... not gonna lie, it was freakin sweet

[uchiacon]

Sulfuric acid is weak compared to conc nitric acid lol

[Hismathefirst]

The pka of H2SO4 is -3 .... therfore a strong acid

[Ram256PL]

yep but nitric acid is stronger

[Hismathefirst]

No sulfuric acid is the stronger acid pka=-3 nitric acid on the other hand has a pka of -1.32.

KA H2SO4=1000

KA HNO3=20.982 No doubt that H2SO4 is the stronger acid and thats just abundantly clear cause you use it e.g for nitration where the H2SO4 protonates the HNO3 to form H2O and the nitronium ion...to cut a long story short sulfuric acid has to be stronger to protonate HNO3.

[Ram256PL]

I mean, nitric acid is a better oxidant than sulfuric acid.

[LetsWangChung]

TAKE A BONG HIT OF THAT

[KooKooCow]

that would literally burn your insides ;)

[kingofthekaisers]

why cant we do that in school?

[viewnelg]

Na + H2SO4 --> NaSO4 + H2

metal + acid --> Metal Salt + Hydrogen Gas

[Agentoxedo07]

Holy-Terrorist:>sulfuric acid + sodium(sodium hidroxyde ?) and formation sodium sulfate

[keegsss]

now take a hit off that!

[GuppyMister]

That was exciting.

[CWSSje]

don't u get sodium nitrate with taht?

[legominifigure7]

@CWSSje:

Don't you get chemistry class in school? Sulfuric acid here, not Nitric, dumbass.

[jordangauthier93]

you get NaOh

[kingofthekaisers]

no, the otcome would be sodium sulphate and hydrogen

[rocksoliddude1]

mixing it with sodium chloride would create hydrochloric acid.

[legominifigure7]

Sodium and salt or Sulfuric acid and salt?

[poeli1]

ghost from the bottle

[Ishieynooshy]

Should have put a flame to all that hydrogen.

[poetrylost30]

I work with chemicals, so u can have caustic or acid drain cleaners, same as toilet cleaners u can get sodium hypochlorite, hcl, phosphoric acid(limescale remover) and i have seen some having h2o2. Way to many chemicals out there.

[mukeshcuster]

is HCl not a bit too strong an acid (well, it is a strong acid i mean, unlike the other acids there)

[poetrylost30]

If u want strong h2so4 just get some drain cleaner, its 96 or 98 %

[Dehoqu]

no, drain cleaners are alkaline (not sure exactly what). not sulfuric acid

[vbpeepee]

Toilet Bowl Cleaner is usually hydrochloric acid. :)

[wattapassa]

go to a hardware store, and ask for industry grade draincleaner. its a white bottle with a huge warning sign, no fancy pagaging.

[katieodonnell1994]

where can you get sulfric acid from?

[r0galik]

umm

a shop

[QuaillMan]

Dihydrogen Monoxide can only be a valid term if there is a molecular compound H2Ox, where x is a positive integer other than 1. Otherwise, it is Dihydrogen Oxide. The "Mon" part is used only to distinguish "Dihydrogen Monoxide" from "Dihydrogen (other prefix)oxide."

[dnebdal]

Good thing we have H2O2 to contrast it with, then. ;-)

(Though yes, that's hydrogen peroxide and not dihydrogen dioxide .)

[Jimmymajesty007]

Concentrated sulfuric and sodium at home... Hmmm ;)

[patpat122]

i love that most people here and commenting are like highschhol and older

and im 13 and understand everything thats said

[cimjoeino]

shut up douche. understand?

[patpat122]

look whos talking so i think it u thats the douche dumb ass

[XjujurawksX]

why are you lame people debating on some thing so minute as water! Dont you have anything better to do in your lifes?

[kickass36]

i dare you to put ur mouth over that and breath in

[patpat122]

it not a freakin bong

but today im a bit of a suck up because i like sing chemecals and today my friend came over and shes not realy that smart and she goes OOH CAN I SNIFF SOMTHING

if you can guese what would happen ill give 1buck

[kickass36]

im not smart either but i would sniff something to go to class high for the fun of it

[pyrotechnick]

die in a fire

[Jdog8998]

Amen

[ponytashagal]

hence the reason you do it outside :P

[neddy17]

anyone ever wonder if water is hydrogen hydroxide, or hydroxic acid? would make sense, considering the reactions with alkalis

[minerug]

water is NOT hydrogen hydroxide, as Hydrogen hyroxide's formula is HOH, whereas water is H20, therefore water is dihydrogen-monoxide

[normalpeople]

Actually you are wrong.

Water is made up with Hydrogen ion (H+) and Hydroxide ion (OH-), which in form of H-O-H: One molecule of water has two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to a single oxygen atom. So water is exactly Hydrogen Hydroxide. People out there who use the name "Dihydrogen Monoxide" is because of his/her lack of scientific knowledge. And I guess the so-called "Dihydrogen Monoxide" is bonded in the way of H-H-O, which is impossible to exist.

[minerug]

I call water dihydrogen monoxide simply because it has two hydrogens bonded to one oxygen. I never stated that it was bonded H-H-O, as (as you said) this is impossible. If water was hydrogen hydroxide, the chemical formula would be HOH, which it is not. therefore, calling water dihydrogen monoxide or hydrogen oxide is more correct than calling it hydrogen hydroxide.

PS- we must be mature, arguing about something as trivial as water....

[normalpeople]

Haha, anyway it's the way or the chance that we can learn what? : )

Whatever it is, according to most text book and internet sources, most of them are using Hydrogen Hydroxide as water. And Dihydrogen Monoxide might be the alternate name too, or what they called DHMO. But because of the word "Monoxide", some people that lack of knowledge on chem will think that its poisonous (which it's not), cuz we do read/hear about "monoxide poisoning".

Hmm... Maybe H2O is easier to write than HOH. Who knows?

[DMR40]

Go back to chem 130.

Pure water exists as H20, with trace amounts of H30+ ion and OH- ion produced in dynamic equilibrium. Nowhere in water does lone H+ ion exist. Even when an acid is introduced to water solvent it breaks up into H3O+ and its other component.

Water is Dihydrogen Monoxide. And you trying to cite the internet is laughable.

[DanielBrennan9]

It's written as 'H2O' in equations as it's the molecular formula. The actual IUAPC name for 'water' is "Oxidane". Other names include: aqua dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) hydric acid hydrogen hydroxide hydrogen oxide hydrohydroxic acid hydroxic acid hydroxilic acid hydroxylic acid μ-oxido dihydrogen. Polar bonding occurs in water because of differing ENs of Hydrogen and Oxygen leading to bond angles of 104.45 dgs (the last time I checked) which leads to H-O-H bonding.

[DanielBrennan9]

The term DHMO is so called simply because there are two hydrogen atoms present within the compound bonded to an oxygen atom. It is possible for this to occur as of course the oxygen ion has a negative charge of -2, and the hydrogen of +1, the net valence sum of 0 as a result of the remaining electrons in the outer valence shell in the H atoms being 'ionically donated' to the O ion results in a 'di-hydrogen monoxide' molecule.

[Skynyrdfan34]

wrong, water is Dihydrogen oxide

[Kkwikmikeo]

lol, I think it's Hydrogen Oxide. I dont think you need to say Di because theres 2 hydrogens. Example, Hydrogen Carbonate, which also got 2 Hydrogens.

[QuaillMan]

But hydrogen carbonate is an ion and water is a covalently-bonded molecule. You don't use prefixes when naming ions. Therefore, your argument is invalid.

[mukeshcuster]

wat about carbonium ion, oxonium ion, ammonium ion?

[somedudeinva]

What about them?

[maxyevs]

well hydroxic acid would not make sense because hydroxy in itself kind of means base...

but you could call it oxic acid...or oxygenaic acid... because H2O does dissociate into 2H+ and O-2 in water... but with a dissociation rate of like 1 x 10^-36

[tommydom14]

how does water dissociate in water??

[maxyevs]

it does but very liitle.

it's called self ionization of water, as a tiny bit of it dissociates into H3O+ and OH-...

Even less of it dissociates into 2H+ and O-2

[ReisendeEuropa]

The many names of water are: hydrogen oxide, hydrogen hydroxide, hydroxic acid, hydroxylic acid, and hydroxilic acid :)

[xR0WDYx]

gotta be very careful when doing that in a E-flask. hydrogen can get bottled up and suddenly explode on you. Dont want that

[salvigirlisme]

yea depends on the type of acid and its ph level if its weak you can put it in a bottle but if its strong you put it in glass so it all depends on its ph level

[IronEssence]

Actually hydrofloric acid cant be sold in glass, it dissolves it.

[lainwate]

How do you think they ship/store acids? In magical acid containers?

[furiousharry]

@lainwate:

differnt types of containers, i think u can use lead for some acids some u can use plastics and some glass, just depends on the acid

[kashzone]

More fun experiment: Add more Natrium to a larger amount of H2O and capture it into a balloon. Tie the balloon off, light the string on fire, and enjoy your fireball :)

You'd have to be careful about the remaining solution though, it'll be pretty basic.

[o0Dreamlike0o]

natrium = sodium in English.

Dutch? =0

[lufy79]

u cant put that acid in a bottle.. its fake then

[furiousharry]

of course u can put it in abottle

[techguy33]

vinegar is an acid , and how do u buy it , in a GLASS bottle!!

[furiousharry]

what the hell ur u on about? i never said u couldnt

[techguy33]

i meant to reply/comment on lufy79's comment, sorry

[furiousharry]

lool ok

[doomsdoor]

thats glass retard acids cant eat glass

[IronEssence]

Yeah, hydofloric acid eats most glass.

[joker0187]

chuck norris is the only known being that can drink a 40oz of sulfuric and hydrochloric acid

[Adaphis]

Why don't you throw HClO4 into that video

[davidrrrd]

so drop the sodium in distilled water!

[zythepsarian]

wooo, dont breathe this, kids

[pyropakman]

Where'd you get the H2SO4 at such high concentration?

[bkisme]

shoulda used more sodium.

my chem teacher used weeeeeey too much sodium with water and that crap was sooo loud...

[mangaterusso]

Take a deep breath

[Agentoxedo07]

holy-terrorist:> c'est le l'acide sulfurique 96% peut etre quil est nessecaire pour les usine

[cinijast]

stop trying to baffle us with ur chemistry bullshat , sodium is an alkali metal and sulphuric acid is an acid ,simple as that and it didnt go bang because he only used a small amount , i like to call these guys internet attention seekers

[TheGrimsReaper]

you messed it up, by adding sodium to 96% pure Sulfuric acid, you still have a 4% amount of water, which is the main reaction seen, adding soduim to pure sulfuric acid would have been less exothermic. As adding pure Na to H2SO4 would have done nothing at all realy. this is because of acids high PH (H+ atoms) and Na which is generaly also Na+. Where reactions are between negative and positive charges.

[Sebbass69]

I'm sorry, but the comment about the NR between Na and H2SO4 is completely wrong - it will react far more vigorously - the hydrogens in H2SO4 are far less stable than those in H2O, and therefore will separate much easier, allowing for a much faster flame propagation - you're info about the high H+'s is correct, however, the H+'s would bond to each other and form hydrogen, and the SO4 would bind to the sodium - 2 Na + SO4^2- = Na2SO4 - the heat of the reaction ignites the hydrogen (as seen here)-

[Superuh]

pretty

[tuckleberry]

don't beath this !

Yes it blends!

[nitrex]

Good, not bad. Although you should never put potassium or sodium in a flask or in a in closed area. A beaker should be used.

[vaibhav1803]

dis sucks the is no supposed 2 be no smoke formation here?????

[homosarus]

I'm so huffin dis shit lol

[ErnestoMag]

huffing is retarded why not go out and waste 5 bugs on a gram where it's safe.....

[Chinelin]

The little black Na point danced in the bottle ^^