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Video: The Alkali Metal Match

Ed Prosser September 16, 2012

Lighting a match with a single drop of water, sort of...

A break from audio related work - here's a little video I made recently for the Ri Channel. It's not exactly the most of significant of experiments, but when someone commented on a previous YouTube video asking whether it would be possible to ignite a match with a piece of Sodium and a single drop of water, we thought we should have a go.

The video was shot in a morning on a single Panasonic AG-HMC151, in the Royal Institution's legendary prep room with demo Technician Andy Marmery.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=digTC1Ne8Ug&w=560&h=315]

In Science, Video Tags Alkali Metal, Chemistry, Explosion, Potassium, Ri Channel, Royal Institution, Science, Sodium, video, YouTube
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