Xenon - Periodic Table of Videos
An updated version of our video about Xenon, marking the recent death of chemist Neil Bartlett who performed a famous experiment with the gas. Videos about all the elements at http://www.periodicvideos.com/
Our original Xenon video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvmhYx6itRE
Duration : 0:5:36
aquarianbabe July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
this dude’s hair is …
this dude’s hair is in!
jabarimclain2 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
i hate the cuting …
i hate the cuting from old guy to t he fast talking guy so annoying but still good video
seustaceRotterdam July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
I think even daring …
I think even daring to carry out this reaction was something. It should remind us scientists to always keep an open mind never use theory as an excuse not to carry out experiments.
Probably 99% of us if we were around at the time probably would have said he was mad for trying it!
Airsofter1995 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
I thought the same …
I thought the same
scottycatman July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
jeese have a …
jeese have a seizure over a small mistake.
slateflash July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
Down the PERIOD?!
Down the PERIOD?!
LellowMadness July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
the email was sent …
the email was sent on my birthday!!!!
wingraptor July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
anyone else noticed …
anyone else noticed the screensaver in the background?
iSmokeLikeItsLegal July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
that hair is just …
that hair is just out there
NilsetJohn July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
perhaps…
perhaps…
supportedhousinggrad July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
I think he is …
love the channel as a Chemistry ignoramus.
I think he is capitalising on [nice] Mad Professor thing.
Draxis32 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
Yeah Neil Bartlett …
Yeah Neil Bartlett perfomed one of the greatest chemical reactions ever, made a so called inert gases, wich could never be reacted, to react and turns out on a solid, quite and explosive solid, but god he did it.
RegicidalMayhem July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
Bilbo Baggins?
Bilbo Baggins?
123IOWNALL321 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
Probably, as long …
Probably, as long as you could strip off one of their valence electrons.
juggliac July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
so this can be done …
so this can be done with other inert gases too?
123IOWNALL321 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
It reacts because …
It reacts because it creates a “slot” in the final orbital for which a valence electron can be accepted. That ability to accept, reject, or donate electrons is called Reactivity. Xenon and other noble gases have 0 reactivity due to them having no ability to accept, reject, or donate valence electrons.
What they’re doing with the Platinum Hexafluoride and the magnet is they’re stripping Xenon of one electron so that its outer orbital is no longer stable, so that it can react…
juggliac July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
not really, you …
not really, you kinda just summarized what the video said. I want to know how.
123IOWNALL321 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
So when you’ve got …
So when you’ve got an atom like Xenon whose final shell has been completely filled (in which case it would not need to share, give up, or accept electrons, since it’s fully stable with the final orbital completely filled), it’s supposed to not be able to react due to it being completely stable. It doesn’t need to share or accept electrons since its last orbital can’t hold them or give them up. They evidently found a way to strip a valence electron from Xenon to make it react. Does that help?
123IOWNALL321 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
Well elements react …
Well elements react with other elements based on how many electrons are on their final orbital. Each atom of any element has different “tiers” or “shells” in which electrons orbit around (shells, orbitals, and energy levels are all interchangeable words for this). Electrons in the final orbital are used for reacting and are called Valence Electrons. When they’re exchanged or combined with another atom, they form Covalent or Ionic bonds, depending on how the electron transferred.
Wocfan July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
Yes,and people made …
Yes,and people made compound of Krypton and Radon,but it was radioactive because of the Radon.
veryfyme July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
i couldn’t …
i couldn’t concentrate on what he was saying because his hair was so friggin awesome XD
juggliac July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
I don’t understand …
I don’t understand why the xenon reacts though… thank you for taking your time though.
123IOWNALL321 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
It was mostly …
It was mostly thought that the Noble gases did not react AT ALL with anything, but he proved that they (or at least Xenon) could react with SOMETHING. Since Xenon has 8 valence electrons like the rest of the Noble gases, it has filled up its final orbital, which is used for chemical reactions. When it’s full, it’s stable and cannot make any chemical reactions. Apparently, they must’ve been able to strip an electron from Xenon to make it react, thus disproving those who said it couldn’t react.
ratgreen July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
why would you let …
why would you let yourself look like that…
artman40 July 3rd, 2009, 8:37 am
Definitely in …
Definitely in vacuum where there’s no air resistance.