Hydrogen Video (element #1)

In this video I show two ways to isolate hydrogen from other compounds. This is my first element video.

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[alanjerdan]

i did this battery method in a bottle with a balloon on top, besides hydrogen what other gases would be contained in the balloon at the end of the electrolysis?

[elementguy27]

@alanjerdan there would probably be air in the balloon (ie nitrogen, oxygen, and a little bit of argon and the other noble gasses) because there is air in the bottle when you start. A suggestion to improve your experiment: maybe use a high voltage power supply, putting a balloon on the bottle, waiting until the balloon fills up to the volume of the bottle, QUICKLY taking off that balloon, inverting the bottle and capping it with your thumb. Then get a helper to put on another balloon.

[alanjerdan]

@elementguy27 ill try that, im doing experiments with my daughter so i will probably stay away from higher voltage until she gets a little older. im trying to do things that will get her interest going in the direction of science.

[elementguy27]

@alanjerdan mega cool. If you'd like, I can send you a message with suggestions about experiments good for whatever concepts you're trying to teach.

[alanjerdan]

@elementguy27 i would def appreciate that. right now im just trying to find basic chemistry stuff that can be done reasonably cheap. i have a decent understanding of concepts but have never done any actual chemistry experiments before now

[elementguy27]

@alanjerdan Give me an idea of some of the basic concepts that you are trying to teach (and ideally what age you are trying to teach) and I can recommend some cool experiments that you can do on a budget.

[alanjerdan]

@elementguy27 well for my daughter i think anything safe and colorful would be good. its usually her and her cousins and they are in the age range of 3-6. i just want them to see that stuff that think is fun is actually science based. lol. for me i want to start working on isolating elements. i've been reading books on chemistry for a while and am just now getting started with doing reactions

[elementguy27]

@Hysteriaclips of course you do! lol.

[Hysteriaclips]

I like it.

[surfdancer2]

I appreciate that (I think) I can recreate this experiment due to your thorough explanations. I also enjoy the reminder of my chemistry classes, which I loved. Thank you.