Looking at the terrible leak of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico this year, we take a look at what happens when you mix crude oil and water.

Crude oil

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Copper Sulfate and Ammonia at high speed - watch the colour change and precipitation. More chemistry in slow motion: http://bit.ly/chemslomo

Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham.

Copper Sulfate (slow motion) - Periodic Table of Videos

Professor Poliakoff and Ruthenium - discovered by Karl Claus and named after Russia. More Christmas stuff at http://periodicvideos.blogspot.co.uk/...

The Professor thanks the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan for its help.

The Professor in Russia - Periodic Table of Videos

Fiery experiments, rocket launches and a messy fumehood... All about Trimethylaluminium.
Featuring Professor Simon Woodward.

Holey Experiment - Periodic Table of Videos

Example of a Belousov--Zhabotinsky reaction (or BZ reaction). Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. And the hands of Dr Samantha Tang!

Oscillating Reaction - Periodic Table of Videos

A short video about the famous man and his legacy.

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