A short film about the combustion of 5 elements: carbon, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur. This film is part of Envisioning Chemistry (www.BeautyOfScience.com/ec), the sequel to Beautiful Chemistry (www.beautifulchemistry.net).
Still images
http://beautyofscience.com/elemental-burning
More Envisioning Chemistry films:
Black (Lead) and White (Silver)
vimeo.com/189611593
Crystallization2
vimeo.com/182216280
Precipitation3
https://vimeo.com/210108994
Precipitation2
https://vimeo.com/192774491
Credit
Video: Yan Liang, Xiang Zhang, Wenting Zhu
Edit: Yan Liang
Experiment: Yan Liang, Xuchen Zhang, Huali Wang, Wei Huang
Music: Apple iLife Sound Effects
Elemental Burning II
Elements can burn, some burn brightly, some burn beautifully, and some transform into weird shapes after burning. As a sequel to Elemental Burning, here we show the combustion of 4 more elements: lithium, hydrogen, iron, and potassium.
Combustion of lithium in the air
Combustion of iron powder in the air
Combustion of hydrogen gas in the air (hydrogen generated by the reaction between lithium and water)
Combustion of potassium in the air