What does osmium metal look like?
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2019
- 99.95% pure osmium metal from Luciteria Science. This is the rarest of the precious metals.
Even though the title of rarest stable, naturally occurring metal on earth is a debated topic among geologists osmium always gets top contender status with some estimates running at just one part in 20 billion of the earth's crust being this rare element. If mining output is any indication consider that only 25,000 of these beads - enough, literally, to fill a bucket - are pulled out of the earth worldwide annually!
For this rarity, and the fact that it's a beautiful blue-tinged precious metal to boot, one would think that elite jewelry brands like Cartier and Bulgari would be rushing to outdo one another with osmium trinkets for the rich. But nature has thrown a curveball in that it's practically impossible to work with. Melting osmium takes Herculean efforts, hammering it causes cracks and, if that wasn't enough, the damn thing is highly poisonous when finely powdered making grinding and polishing a task fit only for those with a death wish!
But we can think of one of these lustrous little beads as gems in their own right. Knocking about inside a little vial, grin as you consider how you'll be only one of very very few people who can lay claim to owning a bit of this ultra exotic metal.
Osmium can form osmium tetraoxide which is a useful, but dangerous chemical used by pharmaceutical companies. In the solid metal forms we sell it is perfectly safe to handle, being a precious metal after all and, by definition, difficult to combine chemically with any other element. However, the feared osmium tetroxide is created from finely powdered Os so the metal should not be ground or crushed. Keep it solid and beautiful.
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Osmium looks a lot like zinc, but it much heavier and the color does not tarnish. You can use osmium as tetroxide as a contrast enhancer for electron microscopy. You can grow neat crystals of osmium by putting some osmium sponge and the tetroxide in a quartz tube and heating one end strongly while the other end is heated enough to melt the tetroxide. A reaction similar to the halogen cycle in lamps occurs where metal crystals grow on the hot side.
Hassium, the element below Osmium, is predicted to have a density of 41 g/cm^3, almost twice as dense as Osmium's 22.59 g/cm^3. Osmium is the densest stable element on the periodic table, for Hassium is very short lived.
It's true hassium is predicted to be that dense, but it's never been measured or verified. So until it can be confirmed, osmium still holds the title of densest element.
@@theotheremily The density of Hassium might be predicted, but it was predicted by super-accurate supercomputers. Not only taking account of the hulking size of the nucleus but relativistic effects such as s orbital contraction, spin-orbit coupling, d and f orbital screening, and Lanthanide and Actinide contractions just to name a few. So most likely (almost guaranteed), Hassium is denser than Osmium.
Still doesn't change the fact that it's never been observed. Scientists have been certain of things before only to be blindsided by the results. Even supercomputers are not 100% accurate, as they're only as good as the data as you put in. Simulations are just that, a simulation. And until there is a small number of atoms, we're talking thousands, to see how they interact then we can't say for certain. Science doesn't work on probablies, the scientific method still needs to be followed. And to try to argue that something is guaranteed to be a certain way without actually observing it is just bad science. All we have at this point is a most-likely with a small chance of being wrong. And like I said, even a supercomputer has drawn wrong conclusions before.
@@theotheremily I never said it was guaranteed to be that dense. It is just very likely that Hassium will be denser than Osmium.
Great to see you upload videos about Osmium metal! For Osmium beads, it is very interesting that one piece of large 5g Os bead stand out from all other little 1g Os beads.
yeah man, imagine the heft of some @n@l beads of osmium up your bh0le
Could you do the video of Osmium cube? Thanks.
Ha you are gonna wait something soon and it will an historical event
Search it again, theres a video where the narrator holds 4 of them, compressed powder with extreme heat created them, and also one with Rhodium.
The perfect material to build the iron man suit with.
"Oh, it was supposed to fly?"
The perfect material would be a metal that isn't brittle and is very strong while remaining lightweight. This is probably one of the worst metals to build a flying suit with
@@seyan.7364 what would you say are good and strong metals for a flying suit and why? (if it's not too much to ask)
@@GeekyNinjaKitty I would personally choose Aluminium, it is very light as compared to other metals all while being strong, ductile and resistant to corrosion. This is also why aluminium is used to build space rockets. If not aluminium, one would go for titanium or magnesium.
Osmium man doesn't have the same ring to it
Whare did you source your osmium?
We source our osmium from Asia mostly, and we have a good trusted supplier we have been using for years. It all comes from 3 mines in the world, but the processing is mostly handled in Asia.
Hi thanks for the informative video! What's your opinion on purchasing Osmium as an investment metal? are you sure that it is not toxic at room temperature? You should still always store it in a container correct? Thanks :)
Also where can you buy Osmium for the cheapest price possible? I've seen online that it is $400 per oz but you cannot find it for that price anywhere? Thanks
@@carlospita6229 Osmium has enormous potential as an investmet. It's almost unbelievable that arguably the rarest of all the stable elements, which happens to be a precious metal also, should be so undervalued but it's really only a matter of time before the world wakes up and with a paper thin supply it's inevitable that it will go up quickly afterwards.
Osmium is NOT toxic when solid. It is only dagerous as a powder (many other harmless metals are also toxic if handled as a powder). As a solid bead it can be worn and handled without worry. It can even be accidentally swallowed without concern of chemical harm.
@@luciteria where can I buy some?
I need buyer Osmium..discover in philippines..country...
All the 7th period transition metals are predicted to be denser than Os, but you wouldn't be able to reasonably feel their density for obvious reasons
I wonder if a Mistborn could burn this...
Greetings, my master Agung from Indonesia would like to ask how much the price of osmium powder is, thank you.
i was reading general chemistry essentials and i came across osmium. actually, it was very interesting. thank you.
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Is the density cube "sponge metal"?
Most likely yes. The melting point is very high and there is no mold that can hold it ( at least in a normal atmosphere)
Cost of producing one would be enormous you could only machine it out of a huge bead.
That goes for all metalls with such a high melting point.
Poissible to make a 1000g bullion of this metal? I want to buy a kilo and shape it if its not impossible!!
Yes, as a custom order through the website. Write us using the contact form
@@luciteria OK! But I want to know if it is possible to use a carbon fiber/graphite mold in the vacuum furnace to shape the osmium ingot. Thank you.
You could make it by powder metallurgy. You would need a kilogram of osmium sponge and a small amount of osmium tetroxide. Both would be pressed by hydraulics to form the bar or round then the green bar would be heated strongly using an induction coil until the osmium tetroxide starts to decompose, next it would be pressed again and finally heated under vacuum with an induction coil. A similar process is used to make the Baird company rhodium bullion bars.
For some reason, I am unable to write a review for this item so I guess I will write it here
5 stars
I bought the 1 gram bead, it is surprisingly heavy for it's weight! I am glad to have the densest naturally occuring element. It also came 2 days earlier than expected!
wait...what...no color - just grey?
Far out. Heavy Metal.
Is osmium harmful?
you bet it is - it oxidises easily in the air to Osmium tetroxide, which stains the retina and makes you go blind
Anthony Kernich not really, the solid chunks need to be heated up to 200 degrees c in room temperature for the tetroxide to form, but the powders oxidize to the tetroxide in room temperature pretty quickly.
@@lunar6562 I wouldn't want to handle the sintered form without thick gloves at any rate.
Nex Zaros what do you mean sintered form?
@@lunar6562 Have you not watched the video? I also call BS on his safety claims concerning the sintered form.
Wow! I've never heard of Osmium. It's actually denser than lead?
Twice in fact ;- )
Tungsten is the strongest Metal and really heavy , I wonder how heavy Is osmium is.
@@kurtzahringer9750 That is heavy, I know that because I have a cube of tungsten that is 45 pounds there are also 3 holes in my floor because of it (well around 45 pounds).
Osmium cube of 1" all sides would be a nice fortune
@@kurtzahringer9750 what do u think will be the cost of 10 cm each side cube 🤣 the cost would be huge. And barely liftable with 1 hand. Not sure it's even sold like that as it's a lot of rare stuff
Can you melt one of those?
Yes with 5000° :D
@@karljurtschitsch8953 3030 C
Can it be made artificially
what
@@mrbeast5740 yes my mean by the transmutation theory!!
@@indiaunfold HAAHAHH
@@mrbeast5740 you think it’s a joke!!
@@indiaunfold Noo please turn my lead into gold for me pleasee
How many grams are in a gram of that metal?
I'd say a gram.
Do you mean grains?
22,59g cm
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Does it smell? It is said the metal does evolve the tetroxide in small amounts and it that it has a bleach like oder?
No, there is no smell. The poisonous tetroxide does NOT form at room temperature except as powder. Solid pieces are ok to handle.
@@luciteria so this not toxic at room temp?
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Do you guys know the real etymology of the word "Osmium"??? The word osmium come from the word "snake". Slavish words snake called "zmej". So this metal relate to the reptilies. Osmium smell of garlic, some kinds of snakes are smell garlic too.
To me the OsO4 smells a lot like ozone mixed with a hint of chlorine.
@@christopherleubner6633 probably, but this is kind of oxide osmium
where did you goto school hope you didnt take out any loans to get it.
in fact u should probabily try to get your money back.