LabCoatz - 2025-02-09
Somebody had to do it eventually. Fluorine is the most extreme element on the periodic table...it is corrosive to almost every known material, it can ignite water, and it is fairly toxic! Still, making it isn't actually that difficult (although it does have some nuances), so I figured it was about time somebody documented the process. Get JLCPCB 1-6 layer PCBs for just $2! : https://jlcpcb.com/?from=lcs JLC3DP 3D Printing $0.3& CNC Service Starts at $1, Get $60 for New Users: https://jlc3dp.com/?from=LabCoatz Wanna help support LabCoatz? Of course you do! Feel free to donate or join my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LabCoatz https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/labcoatz Check out all of these fine creators and their related content: @ExplosionsAndFire @chemdelic @Fluorineisgreat @ChemicalForce @ScrapScience @ChemistryEasy @theCodyReeder @periodicvideos @TheRoyalInstitution @AdvancedTinkering and @EliasExperiments and their awesome fluorine videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIH6raTxyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXf0wKeoIbs The "Chemistry - easy" fluorine video (in Russian) with a working Dennis cell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgVlsZZ5Y8Y Want a high quality lab coat? Check out @geniuslabgear through my affiliate link (this is basically as close as I can get to offering regular channel merch lol): https://geniuslabgear.com/LABCOATZ WARNING: ...why do I even need to provide a warning? IT'S FLUORINE GAS, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE MY WORK! This video was made simply to educate you, not give you a step-by-step guide to making something as hazardous as fluorine. If you do end up trying this though, be sure to take all of the necessary safety precautions (full-body PPE, a fume hood or other form of extreme ventilation, and neutralization/emergency measures in place). 0:00 Introduction 2:33 A word of warning... 2:56 "Advanced Tinkering", fluorine safety, and misconceptions 7:26 Chemical routes to fluorine 8:30 Electrolysis 10:40 Anhydrous HF woes 11:12 Bifluoride electrolysis: details and first attempt 14:04 The final version 15:57 Fluorine at last (iodine burning)! 17:12 Calcium chloride test 17:45 Phosphorus 18:15 Acetone 18:56 Burning water 19:30 Nitromethane 19:54 Dichloromethane: a "non-flammable" liquid 20:33 Bromine (via sodium bromide) 21:08 Vanadium 21:47 Samarium 22:10 Trying to see fluorine 22:44 Sulfur 23:08 Flesh and gloves 24:28 Cloth and Styrofoam 24:53 Fluorine vs. wood 25:09 Burning fluorine in butane 26:11 Magnesium powder and sodium 26:58 Toluene 27:23 Bonus: hydrogen! 27:48 Explosions&Fire and smelling fluorine 32:11 Thank you all!