Making lead crystals that taste sweet
NileRed NileRed
6.34M subscribers
3,613,114 views
0

 Published On Jun 28, 2017

Check out my other channel NileBlue:    / nilered2  

Oddly enough, many lead compounds have a sweet taste. One of the most famous ones is probably lead acetate. It is highly water soluble and it looks and tastes like sugar.

I'll be making it in two ways:

1) Lead oxide + acetic acid
2) Lead metal + acetic acid + hydrogen peroxide

References:
• Explosiopedia: https://vimeo.com/111929288
• Info reference: https://goo.gl/Xg5TRt
• TheBackyardScientist:    • How to Grow A Lead Crystal Tree! Old ...  

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NileRed Store - https://nilered.tv/store
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

■ NileRed is now available on Nebula! https://go.nebula.tv/nilered
(when signing up with this link, a portion of your membership directly supports the channel)

Join the community:
Patreon -   / nilered  
Discord -   / discord  
NileRed Newsletter - https://nile.red/home#newsletter

You can also find me here:
Facebook -   / nilered2  
Instagram -   / nile.red  
Twitter -   / nilered2  

Nile talks about lab safety:    • Chemistry is dangerous.  

Music in credits (Neon Stars by Cypher):  / neon-stars-beginnings-ep  

show more

Share/Embed