Warning: Cobalt(II) chloride is toxic and potentially carcinogenic. Do not eat or drink. Do not dump cobalt chloride down the drain. Place it in the garbage if you have a very small amount. You will need: Cobalt(II) chloride Sodium chloride or potassium...
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Zirconium will be discussed here. Zirconium, a silvery gray left side transition metal, is similar to titanium. It is quite unreactive in bulk form but burns...
I was looking for a solvent for bismuth metal, which I purchased from a gift shop for the Franklin Mineral Museum. I knew that acetic acid would only form the insoluble subacetate, so it cannot be used. I do not have nitric acid or sulfuric acid, so hydrochloric...
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Samarium will be discussed here. Samarium is a rare earth metal that is more corrosion resistant than some of the earlier lanthanides. It is a divalent state,...
Many chemicals form hydrates, where water molecules are bound to the chemical molecules. These hydrates often have different colors and different properties. For instance, anhydrous stannic chloride is a corrosive, fuming liquid, while the pentahydrate...
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Nitrogen will be discussed here. Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, relatively inert gas. It reacts directly and easily with very few elements, lithium...
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Tin will be discussed here. Tin is a soft, whitish-gray metal in the carbon group. Tin is moderately reactive and quite resistant to corrosion by air or water....
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Dysprosium will be discussed here. Dysprosium is one of the less reactive rare earth metals. Its compounds are trivalent and generally colorless, although the...
Titanium is a rather unreactive metal, making it difficult to dissolve. There are several ways to oxidize titanium. Hydrochloric acid: Boiling concentrated hydrochloric acid will slowly dissolve titanium, forming a purple solution of titanium trichloride....
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Niobium will be discussed here. Niobium is a silvery gray, high melting metal from Group 5. It is quite reactive but is protected by a layer of niobium pentoxide....
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Lead will be discussed here. Lead is a soft blue-gray metal well known for its rather high density, although a significant number of elements exceed the density...
Warning: Strong bases can turn your fat into soap. Even if you want to lose weight, do not apply strong bases to your skin. Ammonia vapors are somewhat toxic. They rise in air, so always keep an ammonia bottle on a high shelf. There are two alkalis used...
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Boron will be discussed here. Boron is an element that exists in two forms. One is an extremely hard black crystalline substane. The other is a red amorphous...
I have collected over 30 elements from household substances for less than 15 dollars. Many more elements are available as well, although I have not collected them personally. I have compiled a list of sources for all of the elements that can be obtained...
Warning: Copper(II) chloride is toxic. Do not eat the crystals or drink the solution. Avoid getting the acidic solutions on your hands or face. To be safe, wear gloves and goggles. Keep crystals out of reach of children, unless they have extreme copper...
Warning: Copper(I) chloride is toxic. Do not eat the precipitate or drink the solutions. Otherwise, everything is safe. This is the beginning of the copper(II) chloride series of experiments. A wide range of experiments with copper(II) chloride can be...
Warning: Copper compounds are toxic. Do not eat or drink them. Alkalis are corrosive. Wear gloves. You will need: Copper(II) chloride Sodium bicarbonate Sodium carbonate Sodium hydroxide Dissolve copper(II) chloride (how to make it is found at http://lanthanumkchemistry.over-blog.com/article-how-to-make-copper-ii-chloride-76079848.html)...
Warning: Flames can burn. Keep flammables out of flames. Many metals and their salts are toxic. Do not eat or drink them. As long as you do not make more than 1/2 gram of manganese(II) chloride, you may dispose of it down the drain. You will need: One...
Warning: Copper(I) chloride is toxic. Do not eat the precipitate or drink the solution. Ammonia vapors are strong. Duck when opening an ammonia bottle as ammonia vapors are lighter than air. Hydrochloric acid can burn skin if splashed on it. Use gloves....
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Oxygen will be discussed here. Oxygen is a colorless, odorless gas. It supports combustion and is necessary to life. It is regenerated by all plants. Oxygen...
As I had stated in an earlier post, I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Helium will be discussed here. Helium, is a colorless, tasteless, odorless, nontoxic, nonflammable, nonreactive, light gas....
Warning: Bleach releases smelly fumes during this reaction. You will need: Sodium hypochlorite bleach Manganese dioxide from charged battery Test tube Add the bleach to the test tube. Add the manganese dioxide. After a few minutes, the solution should...
Warning: This is a rather advanced experiment that requires the use of toxic gases and highly reactive and corrosive liquids. This procedure must be done in a fume hood or outside. Research thoroughly before completing. This experiment has not been verified...
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Manganese will be discussed here. Manganese is a silvery hard corrosion-vulnerable metal. It is not commonly used as an element. Ferromanganese, the form in...
I have compiled a list of sources for the elements that are available to the amateur chemist. Vanadium will be discussed here. Vanadium is a bluish gray metal. It is rarely found as a pure metal but much more commonly found as an alloy with steel. Vanadium...
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