This Metal Explodes When Heated: Ruthenium

Hi! In this video, I will show you a very interesting experiment with metallic ruthenium and its ability to absorb hydrogen! 0:00 Ruthenium Intro 0:17 Zinc–Ruthenium Alloy Preparation 0:55 Preparation of an Explosive Form of Ruthenium 2:17 Filtering and Washing the Ruthenium 3:00 Testing Explosive Ruthenium in Air 4:01 Testing Explosive Ruthenium in Pure Oxygen 5:00 Testing in an Inert Atmosphere 5:43 Chlorine gas testing 6:29 Bromine vapors testing 6:41 Nitrogen dioxide testing 6:59 Reaction between Ruthenium and Xenon Difluoride 7:26 Outro https://www.patreon.com/ChemicalForce