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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 +786

    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*

  • @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

  • @madmady8278
    @madmady8278 3 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 +30

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

  • @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.

  • @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

  • @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)

  • @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.

  • @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

  • @Taeban42
    @Taeban42 10 років тому +54

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

  • @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

  • @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.

  • @trulyinfamous
    @trulyinfamous 7 років тому +25

    Oh Carbon, we love you

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova 5 років тому +42

    G for graphite, A for awesome!

  • @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.

  • @Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih
    @Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih 8 років тому +4

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

  • @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

  • @NigelCamden
    @NigelCamden 5 років тому +4

    I learn so much from your videos. Love them!

  • @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?

  • @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!

  • @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

  • @CyborgSolar
    @CyborgSolar 8 років тому +3

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

  • @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.

  • @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...

  • @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.

  • @BlueBoy0
    @BlueBoy0 8 років тому +1

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

  • @misssagacious5007
    @misssagacious5007 Рік тому

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

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

    Thank you Professor, really helped me.

  • @ilvmusiclol
    @ilvmusiclol 13 років тому +1

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

  • @Siguaraya7
    @Siguaraya7 9 років тому

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

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 2 роки тому +11

    Only amazing Carbon can do the million views without even trying

  • @eliphillips2475
    @eliphillips2475 8 років тому +1

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

  • @mruepp
    @mruepp 8 років тому

    Thanks for all the Videos!

  • @cdagwyo
    @cdagwyo 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @omegahunter9
    @omegahunter9 13 років тому +1

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

  • @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

  • @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

  • @amirrahiminia2556
    @amirrahiminia2556 7 років тому +1

    Excellent educational video. Well done.

  • @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.

  • @WhichDoctor1
    @WhichDoctor1 13 років тому +3

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

  • @stormvandervoort
    @stormvandervoort 10 років тому +18

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

  • @csbootcamp7
    @csbootcamp7 9 років тому +132

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

  • @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.

  • @IsboPirate
    @IsboPirate 13 років тому +2

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

  • @Pontiki1977
    @Pontiki1977 9 місяців тому

    Brilliant piece !

  • @natem3804
    @natem3804 9 років тому +48

    1:20 carboner

  • @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.

  • @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

  • @joebaumgart1146
    @joebaumgart1146 6 років тому +4

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

  • @sercancelenk7131
    @sercancelenk7131 2 роки тому

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

  • @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.

  • @ThePeaceableKingdom
    @ThePeaceableKingdom 13 років тому +1

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

  • @Logan
    @Logan 12 років тому +5

    Love the clock!

  • @SCAREDBANANA
    @SCAREDBANANA 11 років тому

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

  • @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

  • @TexRobNC
    @TexRobNC 4 роки тому

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

  • @jops11
    @jops11 13 років тому +2

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

  • @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...

  • @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

  • @kalsinfinity
    @kalsinfinity 13 років тому

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

  • @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?

  • @unnimavelikara
    @unnimavelikara 5 років тому

    Loved ur periodic table tie

  • @Oheeeoh
    @Oheeeoh 13 років тому

    Thanks for posting!

  • @GravelLeft
    @GravelLeft 6 років тому

    That conductivity demonstration was mind-blowing O:

  • @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

  • @ragnarwiik2054
    @ragnarwiik2054 2 роки тому

    Carbon is such an exciting element!

  • @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.

  • @peterbustin2683
    @peterbustin2683 5 років тому

    4:35 You've cheered up my mourning !

  • @mahimahi3991
    @mahimahi3991 6 років тому

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

  • @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"

  • @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.

  • @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.

  • @DeineKreativeSeite
    @DeineKreativeSeite 13 років тому +1

    loved this video :)

  • @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.

  • @tohtoh529
    @tohtoh529 10 років тому +17

    Something really want to ask:
    Silicon is in the same group of carbon, or other elements in that group as well. Why can't those elements also form these wide variety of molecule chains? just like the way carbon does? Especially for silicon regarding its huge abundance

    • @chuck52u
      @chuck52u 10 років тому +34

      Because Silcon-Silicon bonds are not as strong as Carbon-Carbon bonds. The reason for this is that the Silicon atoms are larger than Carbon atoms, so their electrons are a greater distance from the nucleus and require less energy to break. You can have chains of Silicon atoms, but they are limited to about seven atoms long before they become unstable.
      Credit to knockhardy.org.uk

    • @tohtoh529
      @tohtoh529 10 років тому +5

      thanks a lot for the piece of information!

    • @chuck52u
      @chuck52u 10 років тому +3

      You're welcome :)

    • @suiryuujin1
      @suiryuujin1 10 років тому

      i think it's due to its reactivity and larger size. Other atoms can interact with silicon atom through its d-orbitals which makes silicon atom more susceptible to nucleophilic reactions whereas carbon is more stable, especially if it is tetra-substituted.

    • @sciencetry1713
      @sciencetry1713 10 років тому +1

      Silicon can catenate (form long chains), however not as easily as carbon and the reason is carbon has a smaller atomic radius and the same shielding effect on its valence shell of electrons. Hence, carbon has a higher electronegativity and can more easily form the covalent bonds required to form these long chains. Silicon can as well, but the chains formed by carbon are far more stable because of its higher electronegativity, resulting from its smaller atomic radius.

  • @redelman43199
    @redelman43199 12 років тому

    Carbon is such a fascinating element. Especially because it can create intelligent thinking matter like you and me.

  • @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?

  • @SoundsFromTheKitchen
    @SoundsFromTheKitchen 13 років тому

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

  • @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.

  • @gwydiot
    @gwydiot 13 років тому

    don't know why C-50 wasn't mentioned. i discussed this cool video on my enviroblog the other day, see the Hazard Hot Sheet, the post titled "The Sixth Element," for the tip of the hat. i love u guys! wish i could win a Nobel with some tape.

  • @mariasammy8643
    @mariasammy8643 2 роки тому

    Great videos thankyou

  • @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

  • @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!!!

  • @studychef3844
    @studychef3844 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @ryanpowell9847
    @ryanpowell9847 9 місяців тому

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

  • @roybm3124
    @roybm3124 5 років тому

    Amazing element

  • @sagacioussolace7827
    @sagacioussolace7827 5 років тому

    Amazing video sir

  • @vishva8kumara
    @vishva8kumara 9 років тому +1

    Is that a black and white drawing/artwork of Sri lankan/Kandyan Perahara left to the clock..?
    BTW, I'm binge watching the whole playlist of periodic table this time.

  • @mobydick6420
    @mobydick6420 7 років тому +1

    Very interesting. Thank you. How would graphene perform in the conductivity test at the end?

  • @keithg1xfl
    @keithg1xfl Рік тому

    Brilliant Video, As an Aside, Can You Explain what all the numbers mean in the Periodic Table ?

    • @DS-et1vx
      @DS-et1vx Рік тому

      The’re what does the element number for example hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table and it have the number 1.

  • @monarchatto6095
    @monarchatto6095 6 років тому

    That slime of carbon is so satisfying to watch

  • @ducopieterse7103
    @ducopieterse7103 2 роки тому

    Thanks !
    Groeten uit Amsterdam Oost.

  • @wacko031290
    @wacko031290 13 років тому

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