Reaction of NaOH and Al + H2O, or how to make hydrogen gas

[feynman456]

also it gets so hot glass could break! used to do this in my backyard when i was 15 to fill balloons. reaction is so hot the water boils filling your balloon with mostly steam. however you get enough for the balloon to float away i used to put my house number on messages so people would call me so i could see how far they went.

[h1tPr0Ductions]

I just did this! It is so funny! I am going to have chemistry lessons next year. I am looking forward to that! By the way, I thought that my house was going to explode because of the gas :P

[k9r100]

u sure these gloves are protective?

[fuciminavaja123]

are you from czech republic?

[ChemExperimentalist]

@fuciminavaja123 nie :D

[fuciminavaja123]

@ChemExperimentalist slovák! to je náhoda. Produkty této reakce jsou H2 a Na[Al(OH)4] , nevieš k čomu je dobrý tento tetrahydroxido hlinitan sodný? Je bezpečné to vylít jen tak to odpadu? V chemii som celkem začátečník, sorry for my czech accent :)

[JazzyFizzleDrummers]

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[SomeCleverBastard]

Great video & cool piece of music - who's it by?

[ChemExperimentalist]

@SomeCleverBastard Clubed to death, it is in film Matrix

[SomeCleverBastard]

@ChemExperimentalist - Ahh, have seen them all, (several times!) never made the connection. Thanks. And just another excuse to watch the vid. again - and listen to the music. Love it!!!

[moumen38]

Al+ 3NaOH = Al(NaO)3 + 3/2H2..Is this the correct reaction?

[johnsze9918]

errr hydrogen gas? i thought if u add HCI with zinc it come out zinc sulphate and gives out hydrogen gas too right?

[ChemExperimentalist]

When you add zinc into a HCl, why you think it becomes zinc sulphate? Not zinc sulphate, but zinc chlorate. Here is the reaction : Zn + 2 HCl > ZnCl2 + H2

[thegodofchemistry]

@ChemExperimentalist you mean zinc chloride

[ChemExperimentalist]

@thegodofchemistry Oh yea just checked it, youre right.

[honda4004]

hi,have you seen daniel dingles car.would this work.......a stainless steel positive pulsed tank (makes negatively charged water.then with salt (is this a mild type of sodium hydroxide) and add a negtive charge as well to the aluminium radiator honeycomb seperator (as dingle states is in the tank) with a vacuum pulling from engine and warmed off exhaust.seems possible but asking your expert advice thanks melvin

[ChemExperimentalist]

I don´t know if it works ...