Original upload date: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 02:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 22:11:06 GMT
When mercury is added to aluminum, it forms an amalgam (a mercury alloy). Aluminum is normally protected by a thick oxide layer, but the formation of the amalgam disrupts it. It allows fresh aluminum
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to react with air to form white aluminum oxide. As the oxide grows, it forms as these cool white fibers.
Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA
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