Alkali Metals: Explosive reactions

David Johnson of The Open University demonstrates how the alkalei metals react with water - with explosive results - in this extract from the BBC/OU programme "Elements Organised: A Periodic Table". Learn more about alkali metals at http://www.open2.net/sciencetechnolog...

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[YuTe3712]

Who else heard the whistle at the end? :)

[Jakobi albright]

Cheap and legal fire works

[Fillettie]

I have a lab coat autographed by David Johnson. He's ace (& very patient with hung-over students who have to keep leaving the lab to throw up).

[Killzonegonaya2013]

In memory of the good ol' beaker. RIP xD

[Arensx]

hmmm this is kind of strange, when they add "rubidium" is seems that they pour a liquid and it the case of cesium a solid. If im not wrong cesium is almost liquid in room temperature while rubidiums fusion point is slightly higher, i think the 3rd reaction is cesium and the fourth was rubidium

[lennart droege]

Cool.

[Luis Rojas]

Plutonium is not an alkalin

[Sienio94]

Try it with plutonium

[RavensPistonsLions98]

No, I dare you to try FRANCIUM

[Xxkillercod9xX]

I dare u to try radium

[JOSE RUIZ]

SO COOL!!!

[NeglectedField]

All other countries make inferior potassium!