Boron - A METALLOID WHICH PROTECTS THE NUCLEAR REACTOR!
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Hi everyone! Today I would like to tell you about such an unusual element as boron. In the periodic table boron is located on the very top of the group 3 right above aluminium. The history of using boron dates back from ancient China where people used a naturally occurring compound borax, which is sodium tetraborate, for glazing glass. Later on, Europeans began to use it too and they extracted pure boron from it. There were at least a few scientists who discovered how to do that. Pure boron comes in the form of such black particles. It is obtained through decomposition of boron volatile compounds in helium steam. Now you can see so-called crystallic boron which has a very high melting point, which has low chemical activity level and which is also the hardest element to break. Besides crystalline form, boron can also be amorphous that is have different inner structures. Such different forms of the same element are called allotropes. There have been more than 10 allotropes of boron. It can be noticed that by boron’s diverse allotropes that is its different structures, it resembles carbon. From a chemical point of view boron is poorly studied because it is very difficult to obtain its pure form, however, I will try to show you something interesting. One would think that since boron is placed between metals and nonmetals, it should have properties of both classes. To start with, I heated up small bits of crystallic boron with a gas burner and watched the process run. Basically nothing special happened just as was expected. Boron doesn’t oxidize well in the air. In order to make boron lose its mere three electrones, I set it on fire along with a powerful oxidizer potassium chlorate. In the end I made boron lose its electrones, after that it partly turned into boron oxide, which melted right away. Now you have seen metallic properties of boron or rather how it loses electrons.
Cubic boron nitride, nearly as hard as diamond. I used it as a toolmaker to machine very hard metals.
Yeah that stuff is really cool.
Nearly? Borazon is every BIT as hard as diamond.
Wurtzite Boron nitride is though to be harder than diamond. It is not verified experimentally though.
People should be grateful for the fact that you share scientific knowledge through these great videos. Thank you ⚗️👍
Indeed boron does make fantastic amour but it must be alloyed with aluminum and backed with a Kevlar spalling layer. The boron is made into a very rigid open cell sponge like mass and has molten aluminum to penetrate all through it and cool. Not really a true alloy but a matrix. The boron is what shatters an armor piercing bullet while the Kevlar spall liner keeps the boron from shattering. This is what is used in helicopter gunship armor because it is light for it's thickness. It is also used in making exotic ceramics parts for composite Chobham tank armor.
Thanks !
Great video as usual. However, the Boron is used to (regulates) the operation of nuclear power plants not to protect. This might sounds identical for some people but it is not because Boron is not used in all types of nuclear power plants (the example I am familiar with is the Boiling Water Reactor, BWR). In Pressurized Water Reactor, PWR, Boron is used as a chemical shim (Boric acid) mixed with water and as a solid control element which can be used in the form of control rods that when fully inserted can shutdown the reactor or partially inserted during normal operation.
It wouldnt work well as standalone armor. Brittle materials break up the bullet, but also capsize under the force. Needs to have a woven fiber like kevlar, or a more thick plate of ceramic to stop the bullet. The best armor plates Ive used are made of ceramic woven with kevlar fibers in between. Cool video.
Kindly make ur next video of element ( painite).... ur videos r much better than other u tubers.....ur videos also help me in my studies.....
Painite isn't an element. It's a borate mineral.
"defenseless lithium"
I love that word
"Stop taking my electrons!"
“Help me step Boron.”
@@L1PiD Lithium actually really likes to get rid of its electrons, and it will even forcefully give electrons to normally stable elements like graphite electrodes. That's why batteries are made using it.
2:48 "...it starts stealing electrons from the defenseless lithium..."
Maybe you ought to notify the police about this theft?!
lol
Better not.
I was going to comment this as well
Abuse of metals, this is making shelters necessary for protection of defenseless elements. Stronger laws that keep bullies in confinement.
Do you think that you can make a video on making boron carbide?
im sure like most carbides, its all sinthered powders. at least thats how tungsten carbide is made. Not sure how they make the power though, maybe mixing the element and carbon in high pressure and temperature without oxigen but im not sure that would work.
It`s funny that RUclips autodetects you as speaking Dutch for subtitling purposes for this one. I love your videos Thoisoi!
Of course caution must be used when using boronated water in a reactor... the Davis-Besse plant in Ohio narrowly avoided a vessel failure due to the high-pressure boronated water eating away at a small defect in the steel of the access plate. When inspectors found it, there was a large hole etched halfway through the 4" cover!
@ 5:24, I work at that plant, ha! I am an engineer there. Are you still looking to get a tour of a nuke plant?
boron
3:15 kill bugs
5:15 reactors
5:55 prevent fires on bed mattress
Thanks for this kind of videos and most of the students are expecting this kind of videos please don't stop uploading videos and all u r videos are great
The kitty at the end is fabulous!
Have you ever heard about boron doped diamond ? It's very interesting semiconductor material. ; )
Nice Video!
Perhaps it is also worth mentioning that cubic boron nitride (cBN) is extremely hard, and that hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is used as a dry lubricant (just like diamond and graphite).
"Boron is poorly studied but now i will show you..."
*casually whips out a 25g vacuum packaged boron dust labeled JANUARY 1989-USSR* (at 1:18)
I love this channel!
Здравствуйте я схрештха , Спасибо for a video on boron
For English speakers or person who doesn't understand Russian
I said
Hello I am shreshtha, thanks for a video on boron
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Besides the information provided, i like the effort in trying to explain ( with absolute success) chemistry to half mortals in a foreign language
In the video boric acid was ignited to produce greenish flame, but it was told that boric acid is used as flame retardant material in mattresses.
Can it be explained?
Very good video.
I use boric acid as an insecticide.
I use Boron mixed into my paint dipping bucket .
Boron made the sugar-beet industry possible in southern Alberta, Canada. Without it the beets did not grow well and were full of ulcerations on the roots. A trace amount of boron was added to the soil and now this area grows the best sugar beets in the world. Also in the Vancouver, BC Canada region boron used to be added to winter lawn fertilizers and vegetable gardens to add liveliness to the plants. It still is included in the best fertilizers. I find that a 200 square meter lawn on natural Vancouver soil needs only about 30 millilitres of borax laundry additive ( "20 Mule Team Borax") per year.
Glad we have radioactive avoid solution
Since you have access to radioactive element, can you do plutonium next?
Please make a full video of periodic table fact for all metal , non-metal and metalloids
The importance of boron to plant life is underestimated but I remember a demonstration of this back in middle school. Hydroponics was set up with fruit jars and geminating corn seedling each fruit jar, except the control plant was lacking one chemical element and it wasn't just NPK that was tested. One jar was lacking boron. The seedlings became ulcerated at the crown and were dying simply because they lacked boron. I've seen a lot of potted plants die the same way. The amount of boron needed is very small
i love your accent
Thank you Sir! Your presentation is highly impressive. I felt, I had a small doze of great knowledge.
wow
can you do thorium or americium next
7:24 you should also thanks to boron For your voice Distribution through
Speaker made of neodymium iron and Boron and for superconductor magnesium diboride .
It would be highly appreciated if you could in future videos: tell the price if available, tell who has the most of the substance, tell the availability (how much there is) and if a common person can aquire it... thanx for awesome videos 👍
Thought you would mention borax being used in blacksmithing for forge welding unless i missed it
Amazing! Very informative indeed.
2:15 NaOH! Molten sodium hydroxide is Nasty QAQ
I still expected to see H3BO3 and it's desinfecting abilities
cute kitty 😍😍😍
nice i like Russia
Love you sir ❤️❤️😘
I thought this video was going to be boring but turns out it was BORON :)
You are my favorite scientist thank you for all your hard work
The auto captions in english are absolutely hilarious but yet I can understand you just fine. I do not often boot rompers but when I do ook moped the crabo chooser.
HAHA! I never thought to use the captioning on an accented English speaker. That is hilarious!
Am positive you could wonder through the periodic table With our insightful comrade And leave it ,a great deal the wiser Well worth the journey
0:49 Boron first came from cosmic dust in the state of gamma-ray bursts after energy spallation. 3:09
Beautiful work bro!
Amazing video, best yet!
I learned so much. Thank you.
Great as always sir 😊
Nobody does it like MOLTEN BORON!
I sub not just because i love chemistry, it's for the accent.
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Your boron carbide armour needs a backing with very high tensile strength. The boron carbide provides the compressive strength but it requires something with high tougnness to absorb the energy as well.
What happens if you epoxy the boron carbide to a 2 mm steel plate or a 5mm aluminium plate?
In addition to plants, boron is required in the growth of cyanobacteria.
Thnx alot sir it's so informative
Thank you for the video.
Does the pyrex glass in cooking ware or measuring cups with the same name and other cooking ware that looks like ceramics for baking foods have boron in them? Also borax that's for washing have boron in it? Seem people make borax crystals before made borax geodes dyed with food coloring .
Do a video on Og118 element this video was quiet informative love your videos
Love the videos always super interesting and informative 👍
Very fancy.
Also super important for forging
This video is definetely not BORING!
Nice
3:00 Nice beakers
BAM is even more slippery than toxic teflon, borides are extremely hard and used for best rifle resistant armor plates.
Elemental Boron is not difficult to obtain.
It is very well studied because it is important in chemical reactions.
I would double like for cat if I could
Good
I don't like so chemistry but thanks to your videos chemistry is more interesting
nice vid
whats the difference between boron and bor or borium?
create a video on radon
The accent beats me. Duh. Great video. 😄😊🥰
Do you know of tesla's tests on boron?
Nobody does it like molten Boron!!!
Someone please get the reference so I don't feel stupid.
I’m curious what gun was being shot at 5:00
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I like your cat at 7:45
Nice bro
Please tell from where you buy these elements
It would of made me shit my pants if that 1/4" plate stopped a bullet.
wild fire! i like it!
New old stock soviet boron, nice.
Cool
Boron fiber is very expensive but extremely strong.
I like your Cat!
We have a lot of Boron it's our national ore
What about in the human body ? What role does it play as a trace mineral in our biological chemistry ?
great question
Can you speak us Something about the steel 2% boron whitch it was military secret material to make atomic proofs tanks?
Boron Carbide is used in armour of T-90 and M-1 Abrams.
boron carbide is used to cut diamonds
Never clicked so fast in a video.
He glued pieces of boron carbide on a shit of paper...Interesting.
Your caption is screwed up, could you fix it?
I THOROUGHLY ENJOY EACH AND EVERY (1) OF YOUR PRESENTATION'S HAND'S DOWN (BUT) I FINDE YOUR ACCENT JUST A BIT HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WITH RESPECT THANK YOU SIR
1:38 to 1:45 shake your mobile and see it
It will be moving in the screen try it
so really it's more like carbon - i just don't know how prove it yet
I thought the most active metal was Potassium (K)
Idw but isn't boron a non-metal
Lithium, that little defensless old lady element.