Hmmmmm..... The only reason the BF4(-) is stable is that it attains noble has configuration if you think about charge transfer the structure is unstable at room temperature electrostatically, i guess B(OH)3 acts as a base instead and hinders the protonation of nitric acid😅😅😅😅😅 Though dissolving tantalum is a nightmare anyway
YES, blasting osmium metal with a blowtorch in air WILL cause significant volatilization of OsO4. While I have not tested this personally and measured for loss of mass, I have seen Thoisoi's demonstration of this, and visually it looked like his bead lost between 7-15 milligrams of mass.
@@colin351 In the video, he claimed the patterns on the bead were "different oxidation states", but that is completely incorrect. It is simply corroded metal, as those patterns were the outline of the underlying crystal structure. That's usually what you see after it loses 1mg or more of mass.
@@MrPillowStudios probably not. The acid that will react with it the fastest is hot anhydrous perchloric acid. However, that stuff is so strongly oxidizing you could blow yourself up if you're not careful.
@MrPillowsStudios The only way to "quickly dissolve" osmium metal is in a molten alkali/oxidizer mixture. Molten KOH + KNO3 is an example of one such mixture, and the reaction takes place between 700-1000°F
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Excellent video. Please keep making these. This is my favorite YT channel at the moment and really should have 604k viewers in a non-clown world.
The little bug in the video says im outta here 😂
Hmmmmm..... The only reason the BF4(-) is stable is that it attains noble has configuration if you think about charge transfer the structure is unstable at room temperature electrostatically, i guess B(OH)3 acts as a base instead and hinders the protonation of nitric acid😅😅😅😅😅
Though dissolving tantalum is a nightmare anyway
Have you tested mass loss of an osmium bead as function of heating it up? Like, does blasting it with torch cause significant volatilization of OsO4?
YES, blasting osmium metal with a blowtorch in air WILL cause significant volatilization of OsO4.
While I have not tested this personally and measured for loss of mass, I have seen Thoisoi's demonstration of this, and visually it looked like his bead lost between 7-15 milligrams of mass.
@@The_OsmiumChannel Oh yeah, I forgot about thoisoi's video, I'll have to rewatch it
@@colin351 In the video, he claimed the patterns on the bead were "different oxidation states", but that is completely incorrect. It is simply corroded metal, as those patterns were the outline of the underlying crystal structure. That's usually what you see after it loses 1mg or more of mass.
Yes! Don't heat osmium up with a torch, whatever you do.
Are there any acids that will quickly dissolve osmium?
No, I'm serious, are there?
@@MrPillowStudios probably not.
The acid that will react with it the fastest is hot anhydrous perchloric acid.
However, that stuff is so strongly oxidizing you could blow yourself up if you're not careful.
@@MrPillowStudiosWhile not an acid, chlorine trifluoride reacts well with osmium and iridium (and pretty much everything else)
@MrPillowsStudios The only way to "quickly dissolve" osmium metal is in a molten alkali/oxidizer mixture. Molten KOH + KNO3 is an example of one such mixture, and the reaction takes place between 700-1000°F
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🤣🤣🤣 maybe.
Haven't injured myself yet, which is more than some other youtubers can say.