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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.
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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.
Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff.
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We drop Rubidium into water - but with Phenolphthalein in the water to act as an indicator.
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Hydrogen - Periodic Table of Videos
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We've updated our hydrogen video by exploding a bigger and better balloon. But what creates the fireball?
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Helium - Periodic Table of Videos
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Donald Duck voices and floating balloons. Helium is element number 2 on the periodic table.
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Lithium - Periodic Table of Videos
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Reactive lithium is the lightest of the alkali metals. This is our original lithium video from 2008 but now at higher viewing quality. See all our ...
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Beryllium - Periodic Table of Videos
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We've added some new footage to our video about beryllium, filmed at the MAX-lab synchrotron in Sweden.
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