Mixing Sodium Hydroxide, Aluminum, and Water

In this video, I show you the exothermic reaction of aluminum foil in a sodium hydroxide solution. Hydrogen gas and an Na/Al compound are produced. This reaction deals with corrosive materials and gives off corrosive sodium hydroxide solution steam and the reaction mixture stays very hot for several minutes.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• sodium
• hydroxide
• water
• aluminum
• reaction
• exothermic
• make
• hydrogen
• gas

[MarioKartFan2132]

So that's why my after I did it im my kitchen it started to smell very bad and hurt

[HazMatLabz]

@MarioKartFan2132 Yeah... I specifically said to do this outdoors. Any reaction that produces any product of any potential danger, goes outside.

[C8iluu]

sodium hidroxid is not white? or what you use is not 99-100%?

[HazMatLabz]

@C8iluu go figure

[BlackMasterRoshi]

i thought you said not to breath them. how do you know it gets stinky?

[HazMatLabz]

@BlackMasterRoshi Because the area generally develops a strange aluminum smell.

[theminiscientist88]

no explosions BORING!!!!:(

[BlackMasterRoshi]

@HazMatLabz I sniff metals for a living, so i'm kind of used to it.

[HazMatLabz]

@ppfilipino For two reasons. 1) I KNOW not to touch the stuff. 2) More so because I don't want people to hurt themselves

[ppfilipino]

You said corrosive so wear gloves and goggle, how come you don't?