Periodic Videos

Cans in Acid and Base (reaction only) (2012x60)

Air date: Aug 15, 2012

Cans in Acid and Base - part of our "Berzelius Day" uploading 24 videos in 24 hours. Full video containing this reaction at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPrtYUKke8 NOTE FROM THE PROFESSOR: In the UK, Coke cans (but not Pepsi) are made from aluminium. In HCl, the Al dissolves initially to form aluminium trichloride and probably after that H+ and [AlCl4]- ions. In NaOH, Al forms sodium aluminate See our 24 reactions playlist as it unfolds at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6E4F35510525FFF7 Berzelius Day explained: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDXUDq2KLM4 More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/index.aspx Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran http://www.bradyharan.com/