15 Incredible Chemical Reactions

Science is amazing! There are hundreds of strange but exciting chemical reactions known to science. Let's take a look at some of the most incredible chemical reactions!

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[joeylawn]

7:24 Dry Ice is frozen carbon dioxide. No hydrogen here, unless you're referring to water ice condensed from the air and freezes with dry ice present.

[VoIcanoman]

My high school chemistry teacher was awesome, and every Halloween, he'd tell a spooky chemistry story and use the clock reaction demonstrated in this video as his visual aid. He tweaked the reaction just right so that its changes would match the story beats, down to the second. It was really quite amazing (and I'm sure it took him a lot of time, mostly his own time outside of school hours, to refine).

[jamesstevens]

Nitrogen TriIodide does have a use, though somewhat questionable… My two older brothers used to make this on the sly in their highschool’s chemistry labs (this is back in the 60’s). When it’s liquid or gooey, it’s stable. It’s when it dries out it goes bang. My brothers would mix a bit of honey in with it and paint it on something outside. When it dried, the smell would attract the flies, especially the big Aussie bloweys. The flies land… BANG goes the fly! 🪰💥

[gianaalexander]

These chemical reactions were absolutely fascinating!

[allancohen]

When I was 16 or so someone told me about mixing powered Iodine with Ammonia to make a contact explosive. I walked into a Pharmacy and made up a story about mixing it with special bicycle grease. He sold me a small amount. It worked once or twice, but not always. Maybe because I was using cleaning grade Ammonia. BTW, I'm now 59 and I still have that tube of grease I never intended to mix with anything.

[stronk]

hot ice is not endothermic...
it’s exothermic. that’s why it’s hot and you don’t need to pump energy into it to keep it going

[noandnonono]

carbon dioxide can't breakdown into hydrogen and oxygen. So, I was wondering, are you referring to water condensation that turns into ice that then breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen? Also, it is possible that the CO2 catalyzes the reaction between Fe2O3 and Al because of the acidic nature of CO2; then, after catalyzation, it vaporizes because of the heat that is released; then the reaction becomes self-sustaining and explodes because of the CO2 vapor, and the force of the reaction between Fe2O3 and Al.

[thanmaiboss]

Dancing gummy bear
Me : idk i would rather call it "Torturing gummy bear"

[VxpoRFX]

Whoever commentates these videos. their voice is sooo satasfying

[cuddlepaws]

One of the most interesting clips I have seen on this channel .👍👍👍

[SkyTheOnly]

@top fives it would be nice if you'd include the sources where you got the footage from...
some of them I recognise from youtube clips I've seen years ago...

[juni]

It's been a while since my high school chemistry. But I believe the equation is not balanced. Shouldn't it be 2Cs + 2H2O -> 2CsOH + H2?

[wavydavy]

That man at the beginning sounds so sincere that I've actually put my safety goggles and mask on 🤓

[ChaseUbito]

Thanks for the chemistry lesson Snake!

[fireballxl-]

Narrator: too dangerous to do this at home
Video: shows lots of backyard experiments by "ordinary" people.

[Max-rulp]

I'm amazed, you are the voice of simple history, but you are here too! This video will be the best!

[robertschlesinger]

Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[johnrico]

In #4 you'd better use a penny that's 1981 date or earlier, because later pennies are zinc with a copper plating. Actually in 1982 year only, pennies were produced that were both mostly copper, such as the earlier ones, and zinc with copper plating.

[petersicheri]

Chemistry class when this could be my chemistry class this is one of those interesting videos you're supposed to date and as much as like places things and history I believe science and chemical signs is absolutely outstanding

[jintrov]

12:15 It’s exothermic, not endothermic.
EXOthermic means that heat is released in the reaction, while ENDOthermic means heat is absorbed.
You can remember it if you think of EXO as EXIT