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Candles at Halloween - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 305 seconds Did you realise modern candle wicks are a marvel of engineering? The Professor takes a look at candle chemistry in this special video for Halloween. See all our videos at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: candles, halloween |
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Uranium - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 363 seconds See some real life uranium in this new video about element number 92 - the so-called "bogeyman of the periodic table". Videos like this about all the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Our older video about uranim is at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=02DVY0_SF uw Related: uranium |
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Sulfur (new version) - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 390 seconds A cool experiment called "the barking dog" is part of our new and improved video about Sulfur. See all our films at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: sulfur, sulphur |
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008 - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 371 seconds What was this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry all about? Our professor watches the live announcement then talks in simple terms about the winners. Two previous winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry are fans of our YouTube videos. Read their testimonials at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/features.h tm Related: chemistry, nobel, prize |
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Helium @ Large Hadron Collider - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 250 seconds What role does helium play in the Large Hadron Collider? We ask this question after a helium leak shuts down the LHC. Videos about all the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Our normal helium video is at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=a8FJEiI5e 6Q Related: collider, hadron, helium, large, lhc |
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Lead (new version) - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Sodium - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Gold, silver & bronze - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 583 seconds With Olympic fever sweeping the world, we compare the medals (and metals) athletes compete for - namely gold, silver and bronze. Videos about every element on the periodic table at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: bronze, gold, silver |
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118 elements - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 600 seconds A special feature, with clips from each of our 118 element videos squeezed into 10 minutes. This was made to be shown at a local media centre in Nottingham, but we wanted to share it with YouTube also. See the full-length versions of our videos at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: periodic, table |
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Plutonium - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Hydrogen - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Potassium (new version) - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 273 seconds Potassium is an "evil" element, but it's crucial to life. In this video see some violent explosions and the gentle creation of a potassium mirror. All our element videos at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: potassium |
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Helium - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 285 seconds Donald Duck voices and floating balloons. Helium is element number 2 on the periodic table. All the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: helium |
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Caesium or Cesium (new) - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 241 seconds By popular demand, we finally drop some caesium (cesium) into water. Will the reaction match the hype? All the elements on video at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Our previous caesium video is at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=GDMUb5mQs jo Related: caesium, cesium |
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Iron (new version) - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Xenon - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 336 seconds An updated version of our video about Xenon, marking the recent death of chemist Neil Bartlett who performed a famous experiment with the gas. Videos about all the elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Our original Xenon video can be found at http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=OvmhYx6it RE Related: xenon |
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Mercury - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Oxygen - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Francium (new version) - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Zinc (new version) - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 196 seconds Is zinc boring? We ask this question in our latest version of the video about this element. We've got videos about all 118 elements at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: zinc |
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Martyn's Message - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 205 seconds Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses the Periodic Table of Videos project as we enter the next phase of making films. See our website and all our films at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: martyn, periodic, poliakoff, table |
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Bismuth - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
Video duration: 236 seconds A new Bismuth video, including a better sample of Bimuth crystal and some information about its radioactivity. All the elements in our sereis at http://www.periodicv ideos.com/ Related: bismuth |
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Sound & Light - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Ytterby Road Trip - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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Nitrogen - Periodic Table of Videos Posted by: periodicvideos
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