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  • Опубліковано 15 бер 2011
  • We take a look at Carbon - one of the most important elements for our lives on Earth. We look at various forms of elemental carbon, from diamonds to exotic graphene and buckyballs. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com/
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  • @almostfm
    @almostfm 8 років тому +788

    Graphite+tape=Nobel Prize for Physics.

    • @samovarmaker9673
      @samovarmaker9673 8 років тому +31

      +almostfm give me another molecule like graphite and I'll share the Nobel Prize money with you.

    • @vantu408
      @vantu408 6 років тому +4

      almostfm chemistry

    • @RamsFan93
      @RamsFan93 6 років тому +5

      Samovar maker you dont get money for winning a nobel prize

    • @hydraclientdotcom
      @hydraclientdotcom 6 років тому +28

      yes you do

    • @illuminate4622
      @illuminate4622 6 років тому +1

      Unfair.

  • @nekilof-2363
    @nekilof-2363 5 років тому +238

    Carbon: "And this isn't even my final form...!"

  • @1.4142
    @1.4142 4 роки тому +175

    "whole suitcase full of models"
    cool!
    *pulls out actual suitcase*

  • @madmady8278
    @madmady8278 4 роки тому +24

    I just realised that his tie is the periodic table, I adore this man so much! This whole series is so informative and wholesome I want to cry with joy!

    • @Vincent_Sullivan
      @Vincent_Sullivan 2 роки тому +1

      Mady; Take a look at the clock on the wall just to the right of Martyn's heat at 4:51 of this video. The time is almost Nitrogen past Lithium!

  • @sketchesofpayne
    @sketchesofpayne 11 років тому +31

    This video has blown my mind! I had no idea carbon could form so many different structures.

  • @jwillisbarrie
    @jwillisbarrie 5 років тому +232

    Thanks for having captions for the Deaf.

    • @ieatpaper
      @ieatpaper 4 роки тому +16

      If ur deaf how r u writing this comment

    • @Rohandutt
      @Rohandutt 4 роки тому +24

      Paperclippy deaf means someone who can’t hear

    • @tylermanning4321
      @tylermanning4321 4 роки тому +26

      Hear means someone who cant deaf

    • @piter4595
      @piter4595 4 роки тому +4

      deaf*

    • @nothingisreal6816
      @nothingisreal6816 4 роки тому +10

      Tyler Manning means can't someone who deaf hear

  • @uttarachousalkar4909
    @uttarachousalkar4909 7 років тому +36

    absolutely LOVE these videos.. they always help me before my science exams. these concepts get clear because you can visualize it with the help of these videos

  • @TomcatModelKits
    @TomcatModelKits 5 років тому +19

    Carbon is probably my favourite simply due to the sheer variety of compounds you can make with it. Also, drawing organic compound is fun.

  • @tigerwa
    @tigerwa 9 років тому +326

    I want to take a suitcase full of carbon models to the airport to observe the reaction of the baggage people.

    • @MrSonny6155
      @MrSonny6155 6 років тому +42

      "We uh... seem to be detecting a large amount of diamonds in there..."

    • @MrZylix-6
      @MrZylix-6 5 років тому +14

      Their ‘reaction’ XD lol

    • @vishaltripathy3620
      @vishaltripathy3620 5 років тому

      @@MrSonny6155 haha

    • @freddyd4452
      @freddyd4452 5 років тому +29

      I'll bring a bag full of meth (C10H15N
      ) that will act as a catalyst for my chances of getting arrested.

    • @johngrimes6078
      @johngrimes6078 5 років тому +14

      When you have hair like that, everyone just assumes you're a scientist. They'd probably get suspicious if his bag DIDN'T contain any weird-looking gadgets.

  • @AdrianEmbrey1979
    @AdrianEmbrey1979 6 років тому +7

    I cannot thank you enough for this video. You are the first of about five videos that I've watched that explained carbon in a manner that was attainable thorough simplistic and helpful.

  • @marcovtjev
    @marcovtjev 3 роки тому +8

    From what I remember from a brief attempt at chemistry, one of the funny things of buckyballs/fullerenes was that adding a group to one point of the ball, changed the energy (and usually making it easier) to add the group to the next position. Basically you got only a few products, all 60 positions reacted, or none at all. (or slightly less when there was steric hindrance)

  • @trulyinfamous
    @trulyinfamous 7 років тому +25

    Oh Carbon, we love you

  • @Taeban42
    @Taeban42 10 років тому +54

    Carbon says: THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!

  • @foraminiferan
    @foraminiferan 5 років тому +10

    Thank you for these discussions. It's a real opportunity to get some chemistry lessons and experiments when taking courses isn't an option.

  • @Jorge72727
    @Jorge72727 8 років тому +78

    I wanna go to that school!

    • @patrickmoloney672
      @patrickmoloney672 6 років тому +5

      University not a school.

    • @Splarff
      @Splarff 5 років тому +22

      @@patrickmoloney672 lol a university is a school smarty pants :)

    • @kristinapina845
      @kristinapina845 3 роки тому

      I feel you

    • @fishminicat
      @fishminicat 3 роки тому

      @@kristinapina845 nottingham uni uk

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova 5 років тому +42

    G for graphite, A for awesome!

  • @lordpain3824
    @lordpain3824 7 років тому +76

    Wait his tie has the periodic table on it?

    • @uttarachousalkar4909
      @uttarachousalkar4909 7 років тому +9

      Lord Pain yeah isnt that cool?

    • @sunitagaur3049
      @sunitagaur3049 6 років тому +9

      That has always been there. It is like one of his body parts. yet he gives his away occasionally if someone admires it during any lectures of his

    • @johngrimes6078
      @johngrimes6078 5 років тому +3

      First time watching one of these videos? He has an extensive collection of "elemental" ties. They're actually kind of amazing.

    • @arloc_official
      @arloc_official 4 роки тому +1

      he has alot of ties with all sorts of designs and periodic tables on them

  • @paulpaulsen7777
    @paulpaulsen7777 5 років тому +2

    If they made videos one hour for each element, I would also watch all of them. Since I was a child I always wanted to know everything about elements and their chemistry. Totally fascinating

  • @Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih
    @Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih 8 років тому +4

    My favourite part of chemistry is naming organic compounds. I find that very fun!

  • @bimmjim
    @bimmjim 9 років тому +9

    He didn't mention the use of Carbon to make steel. If you add 0.4% carbon to pure iron, you get a much harder, stronger metal which we call steel. Actually, there are hundreds of different alloys of steel that have other elements added. Maybe he mentions this in his video about Iron.

    • @OF01975
      @OF01975 5 років тому +1

      Wei Zhao steel isnt a metal? Uhh yea dude steel is metallic i think you mean its not an element

  • @Adrenalinism
    @Adrenalinism 13 років тому +2

    These videos are so concise and explain everything so well that it blows my mind every time i watch one.

  • @natem3804
    @natem3804 9 років тому +48

    1:20 carboner

  • @Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih
    @Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih 8 років тому +8

    These videos are awesome! Thank you for taking the time to make a video for each element and not just one for the whole PT. It's super interesting and I'm really inspired by your dedication!

  • @VideoJargon
    @VideoJargon 13 років тому +2

    Science is the only place where saying "he gave me a whole suitcase of models!" means something else entirely

  • @NigelCamden
    @NigelCamden 5 років тому +4

    I learn so much from your videos. Love them!

  • @Acid113377
    @Acid113377 13 років тому +3

    I love the new electron miscroskope images your showing usw... amazing how the molecules actually look exactly like the models you see at school when you take a close look at them in the scope... sounds stupid, but that kind of amazes me...

  • @WhichDoctor1
    @WhichDoctor1 13 років тому +3

    "It's been discovered in the last ten years that using a piece of sellotape..."
    I love that!

  • @CyborgSolar
    @CyborgSolar 9 років тому +3

    This is one of the most interesting videos i've seen in months!

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 2 роки тому +11

    Only amazing Carbon can do the million views without even trying

  • @Kaish3k
    @Kaish3k 10 років тому +4

    Really like the videos! I'm an undergraduate Computer Science student, but still love these videos! They spark my imagination and make me want to take a few Chemistry classes! I often think of Chemistry as the study of programming nature, and got to thinking about it, and was wondering how a Chemist thinks of Computer Science?

  • @wupme
    @wupme 12 років тому +2

    @Noovil25 you see the color that it didn't absorb. The color it reflects. The best example ist if you look at dichromatic mirrors (or short "dichro") widely used in laser applications. They only reflect one certain color, so they look like the color they reflect. The light they let through, is "the rest" which was not reflected.

  • @GopalanRamaswamy
    @GopalanRamaswamy 10 років тому +3

    Interesting video on Carbon.. What a coincidence I happened to see this today! Only yesterday I was teaching a local school children on Carbon different forms as per their curriculum. Nothing will make the topic clearer than seeing this video!1 Today ia hope to show this to them. Great work by Martyn to young generations , possible future Noble Laureattes.

  • @BlueBoy0
    @BlueBoy0 8 років тому +1

    The train-truck analogy made things really clear, thanks for that!

  • @stormvandervoort
    @stormvandervoort 10 років тому +18

    Oh my god I need that element clock in the background :D

  • @ilvmusiclol
    @ilvmusiclol 13 років тому +1

    I just love the Professors box of tricks, its amazing!!

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland87 4 роки тому +20

    6:25 Does that imply that no material that's clear (due to the electrons being tightly bound) can ever be a decent conductor of electricity?

    • @1Axxonn1
      @1Axxonn1 4 роки тому +5

      basically yes, considering electricity is the transfer of electrons, if something has strong bonds it is less likely if if not unwilling to give up electrons ..

    • @kanetw_
      @kanetw_ 4 роки тому +11

      Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a clear conductor.

    • @abhayshankar8762
      @abhayshankar8762 4 роки тому +9

      The electrons may deal with non-visible light. That would cause a clear conductor.

    • @jhyland87
      @jhyland87 4 роки тому +1

      @@abhayshankar8762 Thats kinda what I was thinking, actually. Thanks

    • @davidking1429
      @davidking1429 3 роки тому +2

      No. It is just a rough explanation of why diamonds are transparent (because there are no electrons that can be excited by visible radiation). However there are plenty of clear/ colourless/ transparent substances with electrons in double bonds and other structures that might absorb light but they absorb in the UV eg perspex.

  • @XvidGamingPC-HD
    @XvidGamingPC-HD 9 років тому +4

    Thank you Professor, really helped me.

  • @jameshopkins3174
    @jameshopkins3174 6 років тому +3

    Carbon has a huge amount of information and uses. He hasn't talked about its hybridized sp orbitals, 2s2 2p2 electrons have 4 electrons in hybridized sp orbitals. Are these talks about inorganic and not about organic chemistry? But buckyballs were covered in organic chemistry textbooks, too.

  • @the8ctagon
    @the8ctagon 3 роки тому +1

    - Name?
    - Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff
    - Reason for travel?
    - The edification of humanity!
    - Hairdo?
    - Desaturated circus clown
    - What's in the suitcase?
    - Models of Buckminsterfullerene and carbon nanotubes.
    - Joker are we, sir? Drop your trousers and touch your toes, please...

  • @xxkazthecatxx1776
    @xxkazthecatxx1776 2 роки тому +1

    Boyle is one of my favorites. You can change what temp things freeze at or turn into gas or even plasma just by changing the pressure of the air. I think one of the gases close to neon does something cool if you give it less then normal air pressure, it turns into plasma if you electrify it. Sure water crystalizes at 32F so you think of coldness when you think of freezing but other things can freeze and crystalize at room temperature or even higher

  • @PromethiumOxide
    @PromethiumOxide 11 років тому

    oh my god, i love these videos way too much

  • @GopalanRamaswamy
    @GopalanRamaswamy 6 років тому +5

    Outstanding Professor, great contribution to young Chemistry students understanding of elements. Dr Gopalan FRSC

  • @omegahunter9
    @omegahunter9 13 років тому +1

    Wow... thank you for this video! You've answered many of my questions with it :)

  • @Siguaraya7
    @Siguaraya7 9 років тому

    Holly molly love the videos, beautifully explained.... that dude explaining now has a fan... Thanks.

  • @HarryisI
    @HarryisI 13 років тому +3

    Love the dedication in revisiting all the elements. Plus, given the acclaim you've recieved for the series, sure you can get access to more resources.

  • @Muscleduck
    @Muscleduck 13 років тому +1

    I can't wait for the time where carbonnanotubes, graphene and C60 can be made on a large (industrial) scale. This will be a revolution in electronics.

  • @mruepp
    @mruepp 8 років тому

    Thanks for all the Videos!

  • @misssagacious5007
    @misssagacious5007 Рік тому

    This video is a masterpiece! Really thanks for sharing the precious knowledge!

  • @Logan
    @Logan 12 років тому +5

    Love the clock!

  • @cdagwyo
    @cdagwyo 4 роки тому +1

    Great video. I was as much intrigued by the water bottle collection(?) as the carbon content.

  • @eliphillips2475
    @eliphillips2475 8 років тому +1

    these are the best videos ever!!! thank you :) you are helping me like science!

  • @amirrahiminia2556
    @amirrahiminia2556 7 років тому +1

    Excellent educational video. Well done.

  • @csbootcamp7
    @csbootcamp7 9 років тому +132

    I call it purple, other people call it Magenta :D :'D

  • @joebaumgart1146
    @joebaumgart1146 6 років тому +4

    I would love tk see a video on Teflon. The only molecule thst can contain Fluroantimetic acid.

  • @Pontiki1977
    @Pontiki1977 9 місяців тому

    Brilliant piece !

  • @ThePeaceableKingdom
    @ThePeaceableKingdom 13 років тому +1

    The relative conductivity of various forms of carbon was quite interesting.

  • @IsboPirate
    @IsboPirate 13 років тому +2

    Amazing guys. :D!
    Could you make a video about some alkaloids in the molecular videos section?

  • @Starter61
    @Starter61 13 років тому

    Who remembers the Star Trek movie, where the ...villain robot (V'ger) refers to the humans as "Carbon Units" ? Hahahahaha ! Dear Professor, and the rest of the Team, thank you so much for this excellent video. One of your best.

  • @SageThyme23
    @SageThyme23 2 роки тому

    When he said he had an suitcase of models I did not expect a literal suitcase. I love these early videos

  • @SeismicDragon
    @SeismicDragon 8 років тому +2

    Love the periodic clock in the background.

    • @agent475816
      @agent475816 7 років тому +2

      Do you get it? The elements atomic number represent the time. lol So H is 1, He is 2 etc.

    • @TomcatModelKits
      @TomcatModelKits 5 років тому

      Rob Porritt lol they have one in the chemistry lab at my school

  • @MikaelMurstam
    @MikaelMurstam 9 років тому +17

    Pure graphene has much better conductivity than metal though.

    • @rdallas81
      @rdallas81 9 років тому +1

      Graphene is awesome!!!!!

    • @LucarioBoricua
      @LucarioBoricua 2 роки тому

      A fair comparison would be with a monocrystalline metal sheet, since graphene is a single molecule sheet. Really curious about this comparison.

  • @StellarTan
    @StellarTan 13 років тому

    omg i love the models that he has!

  • @rob876
    @rob876 3 роки тому +1

    I've never thought before why diamond is transparent. Now I understand it clearly. Once we are able to manufacture sheets of it, how effective would a window made from diamond be?

  • @peterbustin2683
    @peterbustin2683 5 років тому

    4:35 You've cheered up my mourning !

  • @studychef3844
    @studychef3844 2 роки тому +2

    Look at his clock! 5:58 He sure loves the elements 😉

  • @pokemonmaster4ever63
    @pokemonmaster4ever63 13 років тому +1

    Thanks for this video :D in chemistry class where learning about allotrope's of carbon and covalent networks, this helped me understand it a lot :D

  • @GravelLeft
    @GravelLeft 6 років тому

    That conductivity demonstration was mind-blowing O:

  • @jops11
    @jops11 13 років тому +2

    Interesting stuff. Easily understood too. I wonder when we will see graphine in a common application.

  • @unnimavelikara
    @unnimavelikara 5 років тому

    Loved ur periodic table tie

  • @SCAREDBANANA
    @SCAREDBANANA 11 років тому

    I´m exited because I recently started my first course of chemistry it´s awesome.

  • @sercancelenk7131
    @sercancelenk7131 2 роки тому

    Oraganic chemistry was my favourite subject in high school. Carbon is a fascinating element.

  • @rminhas556
    @rminhas556 4 роки тому

    Nice clock i am going to use the same in my room too. Really you are a genius. We have learnt a lot from you.

  • @Sep3lio
    @Sep3lio 13 років тому

    @pawningcity
    C60/70 are discrete molecules. The solvent can move around between the individual molecules and interact with them, which allows them to dissolve.
    In something like graphite/diamond you have big huge sheets/structures of carbon, these wont dissolve simply because the structures are so large the solvent cant get in between to break anything up.

  • @ryanpowell9847
    @ryanpowell9847 9 місяців тому

    I hate how these videos just end! Each one should be an hour minimum ;)

  • @kalsinfinity
    @kalsinfinity 13 років тому

    amazing video. i learnt a lot from this video alone...

  • @STevEKlm012
    @STevEKlm012 13 років тому +12

    "you're carbon, I'm carbon"
    I can just imagine going to an AA meeting where everybody has a nametag "Hi, my name is Carbon"

  • @Oheeeoh
    @Oheeeoh 13 років тому

    Thanks for posting!

  • @SoundsFromTheKitchen
    @SoundsFromTheKitchen 13 років тому

    I just love that the Professor has a suitcase full of carbon models. I want one.

  • @ragnarwiik2054
    @ragnarwiik2054 2 роки тому

    Carbon is such an exciting element!

  • @eddielong96
    @eddielong96 11 років тому +4

    haha, im such a nerd.. when he said "a WHOLE suitcase of models!" i was like YES!

  • @Alumx
    @Alumx 13 років тому +1

    I got enthusiastic knowing the electrical conductivity, carbon nanotubes, it seems that there is a bright future for this :D

  • @TexRobNC
    @TexRobNC 4 роки тому

    Wow, such a simple explanation of why things are conductive and not, at the end.

  • @CortxVortx
    @CortxVortx Місяць тому

    Could have mentioned that C60 and C70 are named "fullerenes" after Buckminster Fuller, because the molecules resemble his geodesic domes. C60 is called Buckminsterullerene ore "Bucky balls."

  • @mahimahi3991
    @mahimahi3991 6 років тому

    guy is awesome. Wish i had someone as smart as him teaching me when i grew up

  • @terrymorse
    @terrymorse 13 років тому

    @defect530 You can also generate x rays with sticky tape. The stuff is amazing.

  • @xanderfilms8820
    @xanderfilms8820 4 роки тому +5

    2:05 I thought he was about to take a scoop to his mouth because he said “even food”

  • @kubaissen
    @kubaissen 6 років тому

    Nice, love it!

  • @cplclegg_
    @cplclegg_ 13 років тому

    @giltine002 You have a point there... i hadn't even thought about that.
    About the mesomeric structures you are partly right,but you should look at it more like delocalized bonds. They can be delocalized in a way that forms a C=C bond for a short amount of time, but that is rather improbable. They way our teacher wanted us to look at it was like 1 1/2 bond between carbon atoms. But since you made your point, i'm unsure if my theory is right because the rings are not really defined.

  • @wacko031290
    @wacko031290 13 років тому

    @TheErraticTheory They are called molymods. I suppose you could google it to find out where to buy it

  • @mariasammy8643
    @mariasammy8643 2 роки тому

    Great videos thankyou

  • @DeineKreativeSeite
    @DeineKreativeSeite 13 років тому +1

    loved this video :)

  • @roybm3124
    @roybm3124 5 років тому

    Amazing element

  • @tahu2247
    @tahu2247 12 років тому +3

    in a hexagonal carbon ring, can each carbon atom form a molecular bond with another element, and if so, than how many electrons does each atom need to fill outer electron shell?

  • @JuanLeTwnz
    @JuanLeTwnz 13 років тому

    1:45 Maitotoxin, good choice. Guess I'll never forget about that one.
    Also, about the purple bonds in the graphite model...what's the difference between them and the bonds inside each sheet? (well, except for the fact that they are less strong)

  • @wagnerbertolino2
    @wagnerbertolino2 2 роки тому

    Thank you thank you thank you!!!

  • @monarchatto6095
    @monarchatto6095 6 років тому

    That slime of carbon is so satisfying to watch

  • @adrianqx
    @adrianqx 4 роки тому +2

    "And he gave me a whole suitcase of models "
    must be a figure of speech .........................
    Proceeds to open a suitcase full of models

  • @PCGameNerd917
    @PCGameNerd917 8 років тому +5

    Iron + Coal=Steel

    • @MCtechh
      @MCtechh 5 років тому

      is it a reference to a minecraft mod?

  • @Quintinohthree
    @Quintinohthree 12 років тому

    Capacity might not be the right word, but the unprecedented capability of any organism to produce fine chemicals is indeed amazing. Even more so given that organisms have only a limited supply of catalysts and reagents, and yet they can always make them. Of course when one considers the 4.3 or so thousand million years of evolution that have lead to this, it becomes a little less impressive, but nevertheless still immensely amazing.

  • @sagacioussolace7827
    @sagacioussolace7827 5 років тому

    Amazing video sir