Published on March 5, 2017
Aluminium in Chlorine Gas – part of our “Berzelius Day” uploading 24 videos in 24 hours. Full video containing this reaction at:
NOTE FROM THE PROFESSOR: Cl2 reacts with Al to form aluminium trichloride, which normally exists as Al2Cl6. In the high temperature of this reaction, things may be more complicated.
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Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran
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