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Gold Bullion Vault - Periodic Table of Videos
The Bank of England protects about £197 billion ($315bn) worth of gold, according to the mostly recently published figures.
Film by Brady Haran. Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff.
The vaults are off limits, but the Bank of England Museum will let you lift a real gold bar: http://bit.ly/TJ4BVk
More of our videos about gold: http://bit.ly/Re3Lkp
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Caesium in Water (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos
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Everyone's favourite alkali metal - Caesium - reacts with water.
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