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Blasting the middle from a coin - Periodic Table of Videos (2017x12)

Air date: Aug 01, 2017

A phosphorus explosion blows the centre from a £1 coin. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ The £5 bank note in acid: https://youtu.be/wMwThGTYT2o More slow motion experiments: http://bit.ly/chemslomo White Phosphorus: https://youtu.be/U6_-EUcswSc NOTE from The Prof: The equation in the video is just one possible reaction. Under conditions as extreme as this, several different oxides or phosphorus could be formed (most likely a mixture of them). This is also a very dangerous and sensitive reaction. We have deliberately not shown too much detail and encourage people NOT to try it themselves. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos 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://bit.ly/NottChem With thanks to the Garfield Weston Foundation Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran: http://www.bradyharan.com/ Brady's Blog: http://www.bradyharanblog.com Join Brady's mailing list for updates and extra stuff --- http://eepurl.com/YdjL9