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11/24/2006

(Video) Rubidium + Water = Explosion

Richard Hammond shows why you should never mix alklai metals with water, in this case, Rubidium. Video after the jump,
Rubidium is the second most electropositive of the stable alkaline elements and liquefies at high ambient temperature (102.7 F = 39.3 C). Like other group 1 elements this metal reacts violently in water

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Posted at 11/24/2006 08:47am by Mike Richards
It's a fake; they used plastic explosive for the explosion. http://www.badscience.net/?p=270
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Posted at 11/24/2006 11:23am by Maurice
I think they actualy faked that one
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awesome.
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how about some Francium ;) that stuff is the worst.
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