Copper Chloride with Aluminum

Copper is a noble metal, while aluminum is very reactive. But it's only reactive when the oxide layer is removed. Copper sulfate does not remove this layer, so it hardly reacts at all. Copper chloride happens to remove it effectively, resulting in an impressive reaction rate. The solution boils almost immediately on contact, yielding powdered copper.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• copper
• chloride
• aluminum
• reaction
• chemistry

[jacker372]

the steam is hydrogen right



[lexichronicle2]

lol, that cough at 2:09 is perfect, the chemist's cough.

[demnlordd666]

hey at least your lab didn't get painted a nice two tone green and copper with that addition.

[GabriellaE08]

Thanks for uploading this! I missed this lab in school and needed to do the packet, but obviously I didn't have the materials to do it. So thank you for this :)

[jeriellsworth]

More more!

[ignilc]

your shop is really dirty! clean it up! make a video of your 10kw induction heater while melting steel, please!