Two reactions.
the first 250mg potassium reacting with bacardi 151 (70% ethanol by wt) under anoxic conditions (no oxygen).
The second 250 mg (1/4g) of potassium reacting with the alcohol mixture with oxygen present.
I'm guess the black stuff is carbonised sugar, but I am not certain.
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ahhaha first dislike done by me as usual... cool vid tho.
ChingChowWei 2 months ago
what the hell is that precipitate? Does it appear when any base is added?
spotlightman1234 6 months ago
It's amazing how quickly the potassium becomes molten.
L00NGB00W 6 months ago
It burns! It BURNS! MuhahahahAHAHAHA.
SnowWalkerOne 6 months ago
so, potassium is chalky white, It's gas is green, it burns light blue, and turns brown in alcohol?
what?
dandashem 7 months ago
For some odd reason all I could think of at the end of this was "I'll pay you 50 bucks to drink it"
mitenzouki 7 months ago
It's nice for the slow motion effect, surely. But it's not an inert atmosphere. First, simply burning alcohol in an enclosed space will not exhaust the atmosphere of oxygen. It will reduce the amount of oxygen by a large amount but not eliminate it. Recall that the concentration range of flammability for hydrogen in air is VASTLY wider than that of ethanol in air. I recommend using a jet of pure argon over water to repeat the experiment. This should helpfuly clear the smoke rapidly if done right
10mintwo 7 months ago
What is the precipitate?
LuxuryBarrage 7 months ago
Flaming Moe's!
AntiProtonBoy 7 months ago
You gonna finish that?
midgeamoo 7 months ago