Learning the periodic table was one of the boring parts of science class but the memorable bits were when the teachers let you lose in the lab. Putting different chemicals together makes for unexpected reactions and often things that go boom. See what menace these experimenters got up to in these animations, and don’t try these at home!
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Nitrogen triiodide tapped |
A pencil conducts electricity |
High voltage electricity runs through a coin |
Matchstick upclose when it’s lit |
Mercury thiocynanate burning |
Amix of isocyanate and polyol |
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