Alkali metals in water, accurate!

Watch to the end for the best (Cesium!)! A wonderful representation of the alkali metals and their accurate reactivity with water. unlike brainiac, who did infact use explosives in their episode for rubidium and cesium. Very worth a watch.
All credit for this video goes to the makers of physical science, and openlearn.open.ac.uk. Link here:

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=294420

Made available by Creative commons attribution.
Footage from:
“Physical Science: The Living Textbook” (Cosmic Chemistry chapters 1-6), copyright 1991 by Optical Data Corp., 30 Technology Drive, Warren, New Jersey
Thank you for this video.
Ps. You will not get to see Francium in water!

Duration : 0:2:22


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25 Responses to Alkali metals in water, accurate!

  1. 206robert206 says:

    where is cesium …
    where is cesium available to buy?

  2. Bsblob says:

    @ …
    @PoliticalDestruction
    youre right theres only about a gram in the whole world

  3. Sanosuke004 says:

    I still remember …
    I still remember watching a video where they showed francium dropping into a bowl of water. The bowl wasn’t there after. This in a vid during our chemistry class showing the most reactive alakine metals on the periodic table. ;)

  4. x3RiKKux3 says:

    Let’s try cesium… …
    Let’s try cesium…our fifth alkali metal… *ting* *POOF*

    I laughed so hard xD

  5. kadburykid101 says:

    awsome
    awsome

  6. 43GIBBS says:

    lol same it was …
    lol same it was funny as hell

  7. sunshinemango101 says:

    LOL I watched this …
    LOL I watched this in science yesterday, and the whole class laughed when he did the cesium one, because we weren’t expecting the glass to break. XD

  8. ironnica says:

    @Zockuito if you …
    @Zockuito if you click more info, it will provide you with all accreditations and info you need

  9. Zockuito says:

    Where is this whole …
    Where is this whole video found? I know there is more.

  10. TheSethThompsonShow says:

    would the metal …
    would the metal absorb the water vapor in the air and essentailly combust right there

  11. redhunter117 says:

    It called a nuke… …
    It called a nuke… I think it just might produce a little more energy per mole than Fr, don’t you think?

  12. PoliticalDestruction says:

    Too bad no one can …
    Too bad no one can get enough francium to put in water :(

  13. scrabalabadingdong63 says:

    i watched this vid …
    i watched this vid in science yesterday

  14. Gol4boy2 says:

    yeah, there were …
    yeah, there were definitely fireworks

  15. chinesekid05 says:

    man, watching the …
    man, watching the cesium blow up that glass bowl will never get old ;)

  16. johnnywalker0 says:

    Yes it’s loosing …
    Yes it’s loosing its valence electrons to the H of the H2O.

  17. xBudRaDx says:

    Is it because it …
    Is it because it loses its valence electrons?

  18. ironnica says:

    not a dumb question …
    not a dumb question. potassium is in bananas, just in a different form. thats pure potassium there, which is highly reactive as can be seen lol. not sure what form is in bananas tbh. anyway, i didnt make this, but francium is highly radioactive, therefore constantly decaying. so very hard to isolate, and especially for the likes of this lol

  19. goroomi says:

    @Deltasquad451

    @Deltasquad451
    more like a maxi c4

  20. electriksoda123 says:

    @ironnica

    You’re …
    @ironnica

    You’re right, not only are you right, but I was wrong. Sorry. I guess you were right about me just trying to be a god-damn smartass. I shall always check my science before making comments like that again.

    !Thank You!

  21. MegaPancakes says:

    fail again.
    fail again.

  22. MegaPancakes says:

    fail.
    fail.

  23. tysongeisler says:

    I think the water …
    I think the water and the rubidium should date. They have great chemistry. LMFAO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH

  24. electriksoda123 says:

    Fine, I will check …
    Fine, I will check my knowledge but you stick to what you know, and I’ll stick to what I know.

  25. zalvoz says:

    francium is very …
    francium is very radioactive….
    its very rare and only a few peapole have actually seen it,

    hope tha answerd your question :)