Exploding Hydrogen Balloons Experiment HD

SUBSCRIBE!: http://bit.ly/1G97GmA SHARE THIS VIDEO: https://youtu.be/1HAYBDXL5WY This experiment is not easy. One of the biggest challenges is getting the right amount of aluminum foil and lye. When we first did it I kept putting too much lye water and too much aluminum foil in our glass bottle. This resulted in the bottle heating up so much I couldn’t even grab it to put the balloon over the mouth. The other thing we figured out is that you really need a long neck bottle, the longer the better. The first attempt used a small pyrex Erlenmeyer flask and it was WAAAYYY too hot to touch or put a balloon over the mouth. We ended up using a Tea Java bottle we got at Ralphs. This had a long enough neck and a small enough mouth to put the balloon over to not roast my finger. One we finally got the hydrogen in the balloon I had no idea how big or loud of an explosion it would make. I will say this, be prepared! It is LOUD and Hydrogen is certainly flammable… stay back when lighting up the balloon! The sound is equivocal to an m60 firework but more bass-y. I also got my lye from a chemical dealer in LA however you can buy it small sizes at plumbing or hardware stores. Chemical formula 2 Al(s) + 6 H2O(l) + 2 NaOH(aq) → 2 NaAl(OH)4(aq) + 3 H2(g) Aluminum + Water + Sodium Hydroxide = Sodium Aluminate and Hydrogen Gas Follow Nickipedia Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nickuhas Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nickuhas Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uhasbrand Production Team: Producer: Nick Uhas Editor/Cam 2: Griffin Louis DP: Sam Mosco Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_aluminate http://www.hometutoring.co.nz/chemistry/experiment15.php http://sites.jmu.edu/chemdemo/2011/06/08/aluminium-foil-and-naoh/