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Uploaded by on Jul 9, 2006

A few grams of potassium metal plus a little water makes for a very entertaining explosion.

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  • For all you non-Chemists: The reaction of potassium metal with water proudces potassium hydroxide (a very strong base) and hydrogen gas. The reaction is so exothermic (hot) the hydrogen produced instanly explodes. I have made solutions of alkoxide bases for chemistry labs and it is by far the greatest thing about being a TA for a chem lab.

  • we can't do this at school, because when they did it before, the bowl exploded!

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  • thx i gots my vid 4 skool

    (8(|) <= homer (lol)

  • now do cesium

  • we done this at school today, we started off with a tiny bit, then we kept getting bigger and bigger, it was in a glass bowl, there was like a 2x2x2 cm peice, we put it in and every1 shat themselves and the bowl shattered! LMFAO it was so funny!

  • cLICK ON THE 20 SECOND MARK.

  • @SapphireLovesTheSea At my school my teacher made a lump of potassium and sodium and threw it in a container. Talk about ear rape. It's a really loud explosion.

  • @keruhl238 your point is????

  • lol i have school project i have to do on Potassium, thats how i found this video. :) that was cool!

  • awesome explosion!!!!!!

  • i got hurt doing sodium explosion. the sodium went bang then HOT liquid sodium sprayed on my arm. yow.

  • i love how the bucket just bounces up in the air like that!

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