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  • A new video about the element Tin.
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    Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and senior technician Neil Barnes.
    Nitrogen: • Nitrogen - Periodic Ta...
    Archive footage courtesy of the AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/
    Tin pest video: • grey tin (tin pest) ti... via wwwperiodictableru
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  • @artsyredd
    @artsyredd 5 років тому +934

    "Neal tapped it with a hammer"
    WHAM

    • @yaldabaoth2
      @yaldabaoth2 5 років тому +35

      Thor would be proud of that tap.

    • @Misack8
      @Misack8 5 років тому +27

      Tappy tap tap

    • @lNOFXlCronier
      @lNOFXlCronier 5 років тому +6

      Misac Tiba little bit if percussive persuasion, thanks ave

    • @teavea10
      @teavea10 5 років тому +14

      Neil could probably borrow Thor's hammer anytime he wants to.

    • @hmwat1623
      @hmwat1623 5 років тому

      Kneil!

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson 5 років тому +601

    8:20 Crushing tiny tin soldiers under the might of his gigantic hammer and powerful biceps.
    Just another day on the job for Neil.

    • @DodgeWatt
      @DodgeWatt 5 років тому +20

      I would say they should follow Neil around with a camera all day but.... i don't think the camera would survive lol

    • @micahphilson
      @micahphilson 5 років тому +5

      @@mistaowickkuh6249 I know, but when talking about someone's muscles, the bicep is one of the first to come to mind, so it sounded best for the comment.

    • @jemsncrystals
      @jemsncrystals 5 років тому

      Micah Philson Pleaseeeeee. Plzzzzzzz
      One video on Flouroantimonic acid
      Please
      There os no video of that on entire YT

    • @Beaks-gw2iz
      @Beaks-gw2iz 5 років тому

      The day You will die Ill dobt talk the whole day.He was a legend.

    • @beefgoat80
      @beefgoat80 5 років тому +2

      Neil's Power should be an SI unit.
      Sorry Newton.

  • @bsul03420
    @bsul03420 4 роки тому +176

    Over 60 years ago, when I was a schoolboy, I remember my chemistry teacher telling me about an international incident resulting from this allotrope of tin. After all this time I'm not sure I can remember all the details, but it seems that a large quantity of tin was required by a foreign power ( I think it was Russia) and they negotiated a deal with the British government to buy Cornish tin from the UK. A large ingot was crated up and, upon payment of the negotiated sum, the shipment was duly sent. In the nineteenth century, the sea voyage took several weeks sailing through arctic waters and, when it finally arrived, the crate was opened only to find a horrible powdery mess within. Naturally, the customer believed the British government had swindled them and it took quite a time before it was realised that prolonged exposure to sub-zero temperatures had brought about the change of state and that the contents of the crate could be melted down and the ingot re-cast!

    • @limmuquan4796
      @limmuquan4796 3 роки тому +1

      That's really interesting!

    • @Temp0raryName
      @Temp0raryName 3 роки тому +7

      It all sounds highly plausible.

    • @RoastCDuck
      @RoastCDuck 2 роки тому +6

      Elements know what happens in Russia, they get collided in the magnetic jail, poor thin rather brake apart than being propelled at almost the speed of light against a calcium isotope.

    • @Tikkanier
      @Tikkanier 2 роки тому

      wtf is sn

    • @miguelangelsimonfernandez5498
      @miguelangelsimonfernandez5498 2 роки тому +4

      Tin pest is also the reason why you do not see large, complete, church organs in very cold countries like Russia. They would shatter and turn into dust

  • @Valdagast
    @Valdagast 5 років тому +52

    8:14 The Power of Neil compels you!
    Also, remember that if you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate.

  • @pissevisker
    @pissevisker 5 років тому +255

    I love these revisits! The longer duration really suits the format.

  • @Eralen00
    @Eralen00 5 років тому +1288

    Is Neil allowed to carry those guns at a Uni?

    • @ManicEngine
      @ManicEngine 5 років тому +184

      No-one's brave enough to try and stop him :D

    • @davebeerman
      @davebeerman 5 років тому +59

      Technically no, but who's gonna dare tell Neil not to? Yeah ;)

    • @mobileuser369
      @mobileuser369 5 років тому +163

      I heard someone tried to stop him, but then, to quote the professor, "so Neil thumped him with a hammer."

    • @benmcmahon2417
      @benmcmahon2417 5 років тому +17

      Came here to say this. Hope he’s got a permit for those cannons

    • @LCdrDerrick
      @LCdrDerrick 5 років тому +8

      They even brought Chuck Norris, to educate him not to take his guns to town. But he certainly failed.

  • @Rohandutt
    @Rohandutt 4 роки тому +140

    “Neil was a bit dubious , as always , as i was right “
    MAn that line has 2 meaning

  • @interdictr3657
    @interdictr3657 5 років тому +410

    ... so Neil hit it with a hammer

    • @Kar4ever3
      @Kar4ever3 5 років тому +34

      Neil is the guy we all secretly want to be.

    • @Attlanttizz
      @Attlanttizz 5 років тому +14

      I laughed out loud =)

    • @rwbishop
      @rwbishop 5 років тому +6

      No! Neil _bumped_ it with a hammer...

    • @MicraHakkinen
      @MicraHakkinen 5 років тому +3

      "I ain't havin' it!"

    • @humblesoldier5474
      @humblesoldier5474 5 років тому +1

      I'm getting an Emperors New Groove feeling from your comment.

  • @fatdad64able
    @fatdad64able 3 роки тому +15

    I admire how you managed to still remain a child on the inside and how you can be so enthusiastic and in awe about the results of your experiments. Greetings from Germany.

  • @Nintencrow
    @Nintencrow 5 років тому +44

    Hooray for unsuccessful experiments, great video. As always, Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff's knowledgeability and science communication skills are a joy to behold. Thank you for doing this.

    • @periodicvideos
      @periodicvideos  5 років тому +12

      You’re welcome. We love a good “failure” from time to time.

  • @EEVblog
    @EEVblog 5 років тому +371

    Please do something on Tin Whisker growth, it's a fascinating subject!

    • @willynebula6193
      @willynebula6193 5 років тому +16

      EEVblog hello dave 👍

    • @rockets4kids
      @rockets4kids 5 років тому +19

      That was my thought when I got to the end of the video with no mention of tin whiskers/tin pest! Got a real chuckle when I saw you had already made this comment.
      The other thing I found missing was the fact that tin has more stable isotopes than any other element. Now I suppose this isn't specifically related to chemistry, but I am curious of this has ever been put to any practical use.

    • @jaccurtis5789
      @jaccurtis5789 5 років тому +2

      EEVblog Wasn’t expecting to see you here!

    • @djelko1684
      @djelko1684 5 років тому +4

      Dave Jones here? Nice!

    • @ZomB1986
      @ZomB1986 5 років тому +3

      At work I had a probable case of ejected smoke because of Resin whiskers. The resin vaporized very slowly over time because of mosfet heat and
      deposited nearby the fet's legs and PCB as crystals. Photo on monday
      (evening in AU time) if I remember it.

  • @saintchuck9857
    @saintchuck9857 5 років тому +117

    Thanks for making Professor prove you wrong, Brady. Good episode. Really enjoying these revisits.

  • @jarenhudson9794
    @jarenhudson9794 4 роки тому +8

    This man is converting me to chemistry. HELP! His team and his own efforts need a STEM education award - this is equally as Entertaining as Mythbusters.

  • @MatthijsvanDuin
    @MatthijsvanDuin 5 років тому +103

    "Commercial grades of tin (99.8%) resist transformation because of the inhibiting effect of the small amounts of bismuth, antimony, lead, and silver present as impurities." - wikipedia page on tin

    • @JoshuaScalf
      @JoshuaScalf 5 років тому

      Matthijs van Duin thanks for sharing

    • @MatthijsvanDuin
      @MatthijsvanDuin 5 років тому +18

      In case it's not clear why I quoted this: it is a potential explanation of why they failed to transform beta-tin into alpha-tin in this video.

    • @faxezu
      @faxezu 5 років тому +7

      The unstable α-tin forms below 13°C but only if other conditions are right. As mentioned the composition has to match and ideally a seed crystal with matching crystal structure exists in the sample to start the transformation.

    • @TheDuckofDoom.
      @TheDuckofDoom. 5 років тому +7

      Whole industrial rail shipments have turned to powder when transported through Russia in winter. I doubt that these were of a lab grade purity. But then virgin material is usually less contaminated with other metals than recycled material so maybe it is just a matter of the specific impurities.

    • @matteofabbris7877
      @matteofabbris7877 2 роки тому +1

      probably dry ice would have given better results. Anyway, I guess this creates problems in using Tin to solder aerospace devices... it would be nice to learn more

  • @mixtermuxter8602
    @mixtermuxter8602 5 років тому +155

    The Tin Pest could have used a little bit more explaination.
    Also Cody, from "Cody's Lab" got the transformation to grey tin going much faster.
    He did it on dry ice with a starter seed of grey tin.
    Your video is still very nice.

    • @MuzikBike
      @MuzikBike 5 років тому +20

      Cody should come to the University some time soon and make some sort of video.

    • @mixtermuxter8602
      @mixtermuxter8602 5 років тому +9

      That sounds awesome! I want to see him in the radioactive part of the lab^^

    • @timballam3675
      @timballam3675 5 років тому +1

      with Thunderf00t?

    • @generalkitten2100
      @generalkitten2100 5 років тому +6

      also i remember something that the tin needs to be extreamly pure

    • @arbazna
      @arbazna 5 років тому +3

      Maybe if they revisit Alkali metals they will reference Thunderf00t's work, although considering Moriarty (sixty symbols) *hates* the guts of him, it won't happen.

  • @JcGross93
    @JcGross93 5 років тому +101

    RIP poor, brave little tin soldier. May you never be forgotten!

    • @thegreatunknown8075
      @thegreatunknown8075 5 років тому

      JcGross
      07
      I salute you little soldier

    • @tarnvedra9952
      @tarnvedra9952 5 років тому +1

      Press F for tin soldier.

    • @interlamer7480
      @interlamer7480 5 років тому +5

      F

    • @darylcheshire1618
      @darylcheshire1618 5 років тому +2

      It was probably made of lead perhaps tin plated.
      Tin was relatively expensive and tin objects were usually plated iron like tin toy cars and tin cans.

    • @ANTSEMUT1
      @ANTSEMUT1 4 роки тому

      F

  • @stopndrop4588
    @stopndrop4588 3 роки тому +3

    I never won anything in my life but I feel like I won the world when watching these videos.

  • @williambesaw2907
    @williambesaw2907 5 років тому +93

    liked that phone bit, nice video

    • @friendlydragon8999
      @friendlydragon8999 5 років тому +1

      Tin is amazing

    • @chocolad4221
      @chocolad4221 5 років тому +8

      Initially i thought it was going to be a skit where a cheating student was watching the video, looking for answers

    • @joshuanorris5860
      @joshuanorris5860 5 років тому +1

      Lol yeah, i like how he held the phone there so when he said "your probably watching through some tin right now" there was no disputing it hahaha

    • @longcat45
      @longcat45 5 років тому

      @@joshuanorris5860 smartphone touch technology is based on surface capacitance and doesn't use tin at all. Only resistive touch screens use that technology.

    • @joshuanorris5860
      @joshuanorris5860 5 років тому +1

      Aerosynthis uhhh yeah thanks.....

  • @David-xo8ci
    @David-xo8ci 5 років тому +5

    This is one of those channels that makes me realise how fascinating the world around me is. Thanks for uploading!

  • @marcuscicero9587
    @marcuscicero9587 2 роки тому +8

    what is really cool about the Professor is that he's retained his childhood fascination and can still appreciate things such as the colors produced by chemical reactions.

  • @Lukec141
    @Lukec141 3 роки тому +3

    Makes me so happy to see the professor's passion for chemistry. Truly a lifetime love.

  • @AldoSchmedack
    @AldoSchmedack 4 роки тому +103

    American: “Sod-der”
    Brit: “Sol-der”
    Russian: “Soldat?”

    • @gustavgnoettgen
      @gustavgnoettgen 4 роки тому +3

      German: Lot 😐

    • @michaligarski3581
      @michaligarski3581 4 роки тому +3

      Polish: Lut

    • @michaligarski3581
      @michaligarski3581 4 роки тому +7

      In Russian language solder is припой (pripoy), while солдат (soldat) means soldier.

    • @stmounts
      @stmounts 4 роки тому +10

      Some American cocked up the pronunciation of 'solder' somewhere in the past, and the mistake was passed on through bad education.
      folder
      colder
      bolder
      holder
      ....then
      sodder ..... WTF?????

    • @brianbethea3069
      @brianbethea3069 3 роки тому +6

      @@stmounts Not bad education. Pronunciation based on accent tends to transcend education. Despite all the education in the world, nobody says "knight" as "kuh-NIKHT" anymore. In isolated societies, pronunciation changes naturally over time, and for many languages around the world, spelling changes to match pronunciation, but English has a nasty habit of hanging on to outdated spellings of words that no longer represent the way the word is pronounced.

  • @darrellid
    @darrellid 3 роки тому +2

    The tin flame was an unexpectedly serene moment. Thank you for all your videos, and extra appreciation for that unexpected bit of (literal) brilliance.

  • @kennylippiatt
    @kennylippiatt 5 років тому +1

    These updated videos are so professional now. Amazing to see how far this channel has come. Looking forward to more.

  • @lowercaserho
    @lowercaserho 5 років тому +5

    It makes me happy that you show your unsuccessful experiments as well as your successful ones.

  • @TheTwick
    @TheTwick 5 років тому +140

    In your thumbnail for this video, you show a picture of the ‘Tin Man’ from the Wizard of Oz. Interesting note: the makeup worn by Jack Haley contained Aluminum dust (you can use that for when you do your next Al video).

    • @MandrakeFernflower
      @MandrakeFernflower 5 років тому +4

      Yummy aluminium induced kidney failure

    • @bbgun061
      @bbgun061 5 років тому +1

      He probably didn't eat any of it.

    • @strider04
      @strider04 5 років тому +1

      TheTwick and based on the story he was made of iron, which is why he could rust

    • @MicraHakkinen
      @MicraHakkinen 5 років тому +7

      Something you might not know: aluminium and tin will also oxidize, the key difference being that they form a stable oxide layer at their surface that shields the underlying material. When iron oxidizes (rusts), it breaks up in flakes, exposing the underlying material, which then also rusts, etc.

    • @djjyrrrdddfre
      @djjyrrrdddfre 5 років тому +1

      It was Buddy Edson who died due to his allergy of tin

  • @JackedUpTricks
    @JackedUpTricks 5 років тому

    Just an appreciation post to this channel. You've made such amazing videos for last few years, and still going strong. I love how captivating your videos have been and how informative they have been. Rather than listening to a generic lecture with maybe 30 seconds covering what it is, these videos talks more in-depth about the nature of the elements and how they react in certain environments. Amazing videos, love them!

  • @calinculianu
    @calinculianu 5 років тому +1

    Brady you're a brilliant UA-camr. This video is of the highest quality. I'm really glad you're remaking a bunch of the old videos. I wish upon all your videos hundreds of thousands of views!

  • @MrExplosion449
    @MrExplosion449 5 років тому +5

    ‘This is a wooden boat’ wouldn’t have guessed professor.
    Very informative as usual

  • @ElectricityTaster
    @ElectricityTaster 5 років тому +80

    13:25 Which exact species of marine organisms does Martin harbor in his hair?

    • @theterribleanimator1793
      @theterribleanimator1793 5 років тому +14

      inteligent ones i bet.

    • @ElectricityTaster
      @ElectricityTaster 5 років тому

      This is why I'm asking.

    • @sharanv9182
      @sharanv9182 5 років тому +12

      brain coral

    • @skakdosmer
      @skakdosmer 5 років тому +3

      So you’re suggesting that just like Samson lost his strength, the professor would lose his intelligence if his hair was cut? I think I need to let my hair grow a little more...

  • @99goat99
    @99goat99 3 роки тому

    Thank you for advancing genuine science and helping to educate. We need more like you (all), not fewer.

  • @mikebettencourt3455
    @mikebettencourt3455 5 років тому +1

    Professor this might be the most interesting video yet. Love to hear the whole team share their love of chemistry. Wish you had been my undergrad instructor.

  • @TommyCallaway
    @TommyCallaway 5 років тому +4

    You make learning chemistry so much damn fun. Beautiful video!

  • @radagastwiz
    @radagastwiz 5 років тому +37

    There's a device down the hall from our lab that vends elemental samples. It only ever seems to be stocked with tin, actinium, and potassium, though.
    We call it the SnAcK machine.

    • @TheNoiseySpectator
      @TheNoiseySpectator 5 років тому +1

      ... Actinium?
      Doesn't that start to melt the compartment of the vending machine where it is kept?

    • @andraskatona9766
      @andraskatona9766 5 років тому

      You are a terrible man, l hate you. Here, have this thumbs up...

  • @mdhbigdog
    @mdhbigdog 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you Professor for sharing your interest in chemistry.

  • @Temp0raryName
    @Temp0raryName 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff, for sacrificing your childhood memorabilia, to educate and entertain us!

  • @farrela3620
    @farrela3620 5 років тому +8

    Your editing getting better and better, brandy. keep on the good job

    • @FlatBroke612
      @FlatBroke612 5 років тому

      Farrel A nah, post bobs an bagine

  • @jerry3790
    @jerry3790 5 років тому +14

    Fun fact: Tin has the most amount of stable isotopes.

  • @saifhaq3331
    @saifhaq3331 5 років тому +2

    This channel helped me get a B in my Chemistry A-Level, thank you Sir Poliakoff and Brady!

  • @jsvgh3504
    @jsvgh3504 3 роки тому +1

    About a hundred years ago, my great grandfather's occupation was related directly to Tin. In those days people used the cookware made of Copper and since Copper reacts with acidic food and releases poisonous compounds, then they had to cover their cookware with a layer of Tin and that is what my great grandfather used to do. That's why my family name is "Qal' Kar", which means "the person who works with Tin" in Persian.

  • @ThomasEJensen_TEJ
    @ThomasEJensen_TEJ 3 роки тому +4

    The professor in chemistry. "if you get inpationed, hit it with a hammer" Looool. 🤘

  • @TheReligiousAtheists
    @TheReligiousAtheists 5 років тому +94

    Let's have Neil play Thor, shall we?

    • @priscillachapkylo934
      @priscillachapkylo934 5 років тому

      Hahaha, funny to ause to see

    • @skakdosmer
      @skakdosmer 5 років тому

      He'd need a red wig and a false (?) red beard, and he'd have to cut off half of the hammer handle to look authentic. (I know there’s a Marvel comic Thor, but he’s all wrong).

  • @tropicaltanktv
    @tropicaltanktv 5 років тому

    These videos are definitely getting better and better. Thank you, and keep them coming!

  • @JamesDownes
    @JamesDownes 5 років тому

    This was fascinating and beautiful. Excited for more!
    Thanks.

  • @JavierSalcedoC
    @JavierSalcedoC 5 років тому +17

    When you're a hammer everything is a Neil

  • @DodgeWatt
    @DodgeWatt 5 років тому +5

    Honestly the heat reactions with the gas burner looked amazing, it was so majestic.... don't think that's the best descriptor but screw it, it looked amazing!

  • @vero0992
    @vero0992 4 роки тому

    Those self-soldering joints are super cool. I love these videos.

  • @AtomPeulen
    @AtomPeulen 4 роки тому

    I feel like I've looked over the periodic table enough times that I've, at least, heard of every element. But I have never heard of Indium before. Thank you for giving me my "I learned something today" moment.

  • @PyrophileGaming
    @PyrophileGaming 5 років тому +4

    8:05 the candid response made me laugh so hard.

  • @micahphilson
    @micahphilson 5 років тому +83

    Aw, you talked about pewter plates, but you should have mentioned why people used to think tomatoes were poisonous!
    With the tin/lead-based pewter, when people ate acidic foods like tomatoes, of course it would bring lead into the solution, here as lead citrate. Of course, over time, people fell ill due to it, and people logically blamed the tomatoes instead of the plates!

    • @TheCarbonMirror
      @TheCarbonMirror 5 років тому +5

      Really more of a lead fact isn't it? It may be mentioned in the lead video, it would be a bit out of place in a Tin video

    • @erikawanner7355
      @erikawanner7355 5 років тому +11

      Actually tomatoes are a member of the nightshade family which is poisonous so that’s partly why they thought tomatoes were also poisonous.... the leaves are the poisonous part of the plant

    • @micahphilson
      @micahphilson 5 років тому +2

      TheCarbonMirror, not since he mentioned tin/lead pewter plates, and even showed one. I mean, it has more to do with the lead, but he talked about them changing the composition, but not why.

    • @micahphilson
      @micahphilson 5 років тому +1

      Erika, they never thought potatoes, peppers, eggplants, etc were deadly, though.

    • @wierdalien1
      @wierdalien1 5 років тому +4

      Micah Philson they know potatoes are poisonous its why we cook them.

  • @rafaeldiagoburbano7391
    @rafaeldiagoburbano7391 3 роки тому +1

    Excelente profesor de química. Felicitaciones por ese gran trabajo de popularizar el conocimiento de esa bella ciencia. Abrazos desde Dosquebradas Risaralda COLOMBIA

  • @suhrim6666
    @suhrim6666 4 роки тому

    Those self-soldering joints are BRILLIANT! I never knew something like that existed!

  • @Gabbos
    @Gabbos 5 років тому +5

    best video yet!

  • @Roxy222uk
    @Roxy222uk 5 років тому +7

    "it was just Neil's power that smashed it"

  • @zoinksxscooby
    @zoinksxscooby 5 років тому

    You have the best job in the world, this to me would be a dream come true, as it would feel like a field trip that never ends. I love your videos and they make chemistry look so much more fun than the books do.

  • @NoahSpurrier
    @NoahSpurrier 5 років тому +2

    I love tin. Tin has almost the same mass as iron. Tin is very easy to melt and it casts very well. It is fairly hard and strong when it solidifies. It takes a very nice polish and does not tarnish easily. Tin used to be one of the main metals used in making telescope mirrors. This copper-tin alloy is called speculum metal.
    My understanding of tin pest is that it requires a seed before it begins transforming into the alpha allotrope. That’s why it starts at a point and grows from there rather than transforming from all over and inside more or less at the same time. So in these videos, tin even at low temperature can remain stable in the beta form for a long time. But once the transformation starts it can happen quickly. So maybe you need to poke your tin samples with a tiny bit of the alpha allotrope to get things started.

  • @gordonlawrence4749
    @gordonlawrence4749 5 років тому +4

    Only one quibble as an electronic engineer. That PCB looked like it was late 1980's vintage or possibly earlier. At that time solder was usually 60/40 tin/lead. It was not till the late 90's that Pb free became widespread and even then some industries have exemptions like military and aerospace due to tin whiskers shorting circuits over time and the traditional tin/lead mix being much more stable over the military/aerospace temp range (-55 to +125C).

    • @longcat45
      @longcat45 5 років тому

      I have a strong distaste for lead free solder. It doesn't wick as well and doesn't hold onto heat as well.

    • @gordonlawrence4749
      @gordonlawrence4749 5 років тому +1

      Those are the least of the problems. It never flows as well as tin/lead and that whiskering problem is killing electronica all over the world.

    • @TheDuckofDoom.
      @TheDuckofDoom. 5 років тому

      Automotive and medical are also excepted, basically any and all devices that need to be reliable(both in long term use and in initial defects) still favor leaded solder. If they can find compatible components that is, sourcing is becoming a serious issue in this regard.

  • @krzysztofmatuszek
    @krzysztofmatuszek 5 років тому +11

    SnCl4 catalizes formation of acetone peroxide (tetrameric form to be exact). Yet another not widely known application of tin :D

    • @MandrakeFernflower
      @MandrakeFernflower 5 років тому +5

      Krzysztof Matuszek most industries use tertiary butyl hydroperoxide as a radical initiator instead of AP tetramer because of explosion concerns

  • @LaGuerre19
    @LaGuerre19 5 років тому

    The slo-mo with the tin dust in the Bunsen: whoa. Brady, you're an artist; the music, the production -- everything in your vids is wonderful. Honestly thought that 15 minutes on Tin would be the most boring Periodic Video. It was not. Thanks for capturing the Professor and Neil in these fascinating, entertaining, knowledge-enhancing short films.

  • @geoffgeoff143
    @geoffgeoff143 5 років тому

    You are always so full of pleasant surprises ( plus some other elements).

  • @jilliebean613
    @jilliebean613 5 років тому +4

    "It was just Neil's power that smashed it"

  • @ntnwwnet
    @ntnwwnet 5 років тому +5

    0:06: "[Tin] does more than it says on the tin!"

  • @PrimalRenegade17
    @PrimalRenegade17 5 років тому

    These videos arepart of the reason I'm studying chem. Love them always!

  • @googleaccount178
    @googleaccount178 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge, love your videos

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore 5 років тому +55

    Love his hair. LOL Looks like he was standing next to a Van De Graaff generator right before he started filming this video.

    • @topschnarf8430
      @topschnarf8430 5 років тому +8

      electronicsNmore if you’re new here you’re in for a lot of fun

    • @dmsnch
      @dmsnch 5 років тому

      I went to a conference on supercritical fluids many years ago and Prof Poliakoff was by far the most interesting speaker, leaping around like a vibrating molecule.

  • @lth9282
    @lth9282 5 років тому +13

    UA-cam says this masterpiece was uploaded 3 minutes ago, and I see comments from over an hour ago.

    • @Sciolist
      @Sciolist 5 років тому +2

      L T HORNING patreon supporters get early access

    • @GABRIEL-dz9mh
      @GABRIEL-dz9mh 4 роки тому

      Maybe it's the time zone?

  • @Kavukamari
    @Kavukamari 5 років тому

    i love you guys, and i love how passionate professor is about chemistry

  • @myuziksohl
    @myuziksohl 4 роки тому

    The level at which this knowledge affects our world and the sheer passion and excitement for such things is the closest our human consienceness can comprehend to magic.

  • @TyTheRegularMan
    @TyTheRegularMan 5 років тому +3

    Sweet! A new chemist!

  • @dv42
    @dv42 5 років тому +3

    Very interesting video as always!
    Can you do video about corium (molten nuclear reactor core)? It would be interesting to hear more about it :)

  • @RuySenpai
    @RuySenpai 5 років тому

    This video has an extra comedic touch and I love it.

  • @drstrangecoin6050
    @drstrangecoin6050 5 років тому

    We use somewhat similar solder sleeves at my current job, but rather than a copper tube it's instead a plastic that deforms to the wire. Thanks for the demos, very cool.

  • @b.hagedash7973
    @b.hagedash7973 5 років тому +27

    Is tin pest related to tin whiskering- the bane the electronics industry?

    • @Glumi100
      @Glumi100 5 років тому +2

      I am not a 100% in the theory of tin whiskering, but if i got it right, then the problem is that there are small filaments growing out of the tin surface, which can result in a short circuit.
      Since the tin pest would effekt the whole mass of tin and is a complete destruction of the metal structur of the surface (alpha tin: has a diamond-cubic, beta tin: has a tetragonal [metal] structur). Phase changes of compounds happen mostly thorough the whole mass of the compound.
      The alpha tin is also a semiconductor and not a conductor like the beta tin.
      So i guess in electronics the bigger problems are high temperatures, that go near the melting point of tin and through rearrangement of the tin atoms there are those filmaments growing. Propably the direction of the filmaments is guided by electric/magnetic fields above the surface.
      Please correct me if i got something wrong.

    • @lNOFXlCronier
      @lNOFXlCronier 5 років тому +2

      B. Hagedash the old solder in electrics/electronics was a an alloy of tin and lead. It is that lead stopped tin whiskers but we just don't know how, probably simply because no studies have been done on this. Now days solder is usually still primarily tin but is specifically formulated to avoid tin whiskers. Tin in electronics is the main cause of the whiskers but other metals can grow whiskers as well.

    • @arbazna
      @arbazna 5 років тому +1

      Lead-tin alloys don't have that issue. Is the unleaded solder that is the bane of electronics soldering

    • @lNOFXlCronier
      @lNOFXlCronier 5 років тому

      arbazna yes, the lead-tin alloy does not seem to make whiskers. But alone both lead and tin have been seen growing whiskers.

    • @TheDuckofDoom.
      @TheDuckofDoom. 5 років тому +1

      Whiskers can form in storage, no need for temperatures near the melting point. Temps that high are not seen anyway because tin has a rather high melting point and such temps would cause rapid component degradation in service.

  • @olliewhite17
    @olliewhite17 5 років тому +11

    "As usual I was right." Savage

  • @medcologytutorials2636
    @medcologytutorials2636 5 років тому

    Prof. Poliokoff is a legend. PTOV never stops to inspire me to do science 😍

  • @Ben-fr8gi
    @Ben-fr8gi 5 років тому

    Love these videos, so well explained. Thank you for sharing :)

  • @thenlnlkn
    @thenlnlkn 5 років тому +28

    Can we just appreciate he didn’t even think twice about, burning artefacts from ww2

    • @michaelmeyer9665
      @michaelmeyer9665 4 роки тому

      Very common easy to find in the thousands UK US ect

    • @danem2215
      @danem2215 3 роки тому

      It's just a solder joiner. People put weird values to otherwise worthless things just because they're old.

    • @jwadaow
      @jwadaow 3 роки тому

      @@danem2215 You can't get another old solder joiner.

    • @danem2215
      @danem2215 3 роки тому

      @@jwadaow So? Who needs an old solder joiner?

    • @charleshendry5978
      @charleshendry5978 Місяць тому +1

      But it's for the sake of science! 😊

  • @Zenocius
    @Zenocius 5 років тому +6

    2:41 pretty much burned all the electrical engineers in the world

  • @keeperofthegood
    @keeperofthegood 5 років тому

    Oh loved the ending segway. Sir Dr. Poliakoff could indeed do an entire video on ships and their chemistry!

  • @paulb3504
    @paulb3504 4 роки тому

    And Go Neil...!!! You are a great inspiration to this learning opportunity too...!!! You seem to inspire this genius fellow...!!! I have only just discovered this new knowledge...!!! Thank You...!!! :)

  • @user-ol2mr4bx7c
    @user-ol2mr4bx7c 5 років тому +3

    i love you guys

  • @Srsli
    @Srsli 5 років тому +44

    Hello new guy Connor!

    • @vampyricon7026
      @vampyricon7026 5 років тому +6

      But is he an android sent by Cyberlife?

    • @jaccurtis5789
      @jaccurtis5789 5 років тому

      Vampyricon I was just about to make that comment

  • @KaushikAdhikari
    @KaushikAdhikari 5 років тому +2

    Awesome video . Carry on . Good luck Sir Martin

  • @Pow3llMorgan
    @Pow3llMorgan 5 років тому

    A note:
    Soldering has been used for much longer than electronics have existed. Lead and copper roof cladding has been soldered for centuries as have the earliest forms of _tin_ cans :)
    Another very interesting use of tin is in the process of making pane glass. They use a liquid bath of tin and pour a layer of molten glass from a continuous furnace onto it. Because the melting point of glass is almost 1200 degrees higher than that of tin, the glass solidifies very quickly and because the tin is dense and liquid, its surface is very smooth.
    Brilliant engineering = nice glass windows!

  • @Felixkeeg
    @Felixkeeg 5 років тому +12

    Neils second name appears to be Thor

  • @josephc.558
    @josephc.558 5 років тому +9

    **Neal wracked it with a hammer**
    *SMASH*

  • @TheZerovirus1000
    @TheZerovirus1000 5 років тому

    This is one of the best Periodic Videos to date

  • @JP-cm8gr
    @JP-cm8gr 5 років тому +1

    I really like these (new) versions of the element videos!

  • @higorguedes4413
    @higorguedes4413 5 років тому +8

    1:56 it's me or it looks like a face/skull?

  • @shearerslegs
    @shearerslegs 5 років тому +11

    I’m sure Connor is nice but Neil is the star of the experiments

  • @deo-nis
    @deo-nis 3 роки тому

    I glad I met this guy once at CSC, the legend. Nice video!

  • @marialiyubman
    @marialiyubman 3 роки тому

    That army solder thing is amazing. Thank you!

  • @DHdays
    @DHdays 4 роки тому +7

    U.S. “saw-der”, U.K. “sol-der”. Funny how differently we pronounce some words

    • @krissp8712
      @krissp8712 4 роки тому +1

      @@sockington1 that's rather pessimistic! By that reckoning everyone's doing it wrong according to someone else's standard.

  • @SmartinatorPlus
    @SmartinatorPlus 5 років тому +3

    This channel is awesome came here from Vsauce and clicked the notification bell right away

  • @michaelhdesimone
    @michaelhdesimone 5 років тому

    I love these videos, even without formal training in chemistry.

  • @NK-pv9ou
    @NK-pv9ou 5 років тому

    I noticed this video had higher production value than usual. Great job and great video!

  • @fostertatum6099
    @fostertatum6099 5 років тому +6

    Love all of yalls videos I wish I could meet yall In person but i live in Alabama so

  • @jagoz7465
    @jagoz7465 4 роки тому +3

    Neil: the lab- U N I T

  • @MegaBoilermaker
    @MegaBoilermaker 5 років тому

    Also found in combination with Arsenic down here in Cornwall. Some of the old mine engine chimneys were turned in to Arsenic condensers. The Arsenic condensate/precipitate was then scraped of the chimney/condenser walls by children.

  • @Bigred42124
    @Bigred42124 3 роки тому

    I was watching a video about travelling the world to try the food and this video played right after. I'm subscribed to the food channel I was watching and now this channel. Quite interesting content to be found here.