@NileRed , I am going to try to do that once I get my new lab up and going. We just moved and the lab is under construction, but it will be done soon.

Omg Dude, i wanted years ago to make candle that burn with green flame and experimented with copper sulfate, but the problem was the insolubility, so that it sank when the wax melted and didnt effect the flame anymore. always thought how i could make it work. and now i read about the stearate and the solubility in paraffin. you cant imagine how i feel right now. hope you will read it. i thank you so much for that comment. i will try it and hope it will finally work ^^

ive seen some really biting copper carb paintings, it goes good for doing the statue of liberty, so malachite is a phosphate? i thought it was this very thing we are making here, with the greeny blue colour. im looking to make synthetic malachite too, but i wonder what im making isnt malachite its actually just agglomerated copper hydra-carbonate, this stuff.

@@magnuswootton6181 Malachite is basic copper carbonate, it’s not copper phosphate, Pseudomalachite is.

​@@nivelbraack Treat the wick with the copper salt then build up the wax over it. That's how I made strontium candles, they worked very well.

@@EddieTheH thanks i will give it a try ;)

Right? Nobody shows the cleanup steps, which can be aggravating if you are unsure how to proceed. I love this channel for this.

It isn't copper carbonate. It is copper ii hydroxide carbonate. So......

id like to see him make copper from malachite

Agreed

I tried, and tried. I cant seem to dissolve Copper Carbonate to crystalize it out. If you can find one, I will make synthetic malachite.

you know what I would love? a synthesis video that doesn't require you to already have stuff you can't make by yourself, like sulfuric and hydrochloric acid.

I often use paper funnels in my glass frit unless it's something that the paper won't tolerate. Cleaning glass frits is a chore, especially here in the UK where we aren't allowed strong piranha solutions.

Same for me. We are left with Gravity Filtration (a coffee filter) and that will take DAYYYS.. I thought about buying a cheap vacuum pump and chamber.. but then.. need glassware filter (with the correct size to fit erlenmyer flask...), tubes, stuff get's expensive. and then... the clean up of all the stuff after each experiment. chemistry is a very interesting, but darn expensive.. and frustrating, and time consuming, and expensive for buying chemicals. IF you can get them delivered - many suppliers WONT sell to home addresses.. and if you've an corporate address, they won't sell small quantities.. Chemistry is a passion.

Just a guess, but the Nickel carbonate might be magnetic? If not, a strong neodymium magnet still might be able to pull it around when suspended in some water. Might take some work and be a little bit of a headache but I'd be interested to try this myself. You'd be surprised what a 1" cube neodymium magnet can do even with traditionally non-ferromagnetic compounds. Many are still paramagnetic and will be attracted ever-so-slightly and can be teased apart using this property when suspended in a carrier fluid. Just make sure it isn't anything acidic lol. Will react and ruin both compounds for you.

@@michaelswain8414 I don't know If I completely understand. Nd-magnet can be solution. But, usually is nickel coated. I should consider some plastic coating or thin plastic insulation from acidic solutions

It was dissolved in the water that got vacuum filtered off....

it is and it isn't. the name come from the hydroxide ions in the cristal structure, not the ph. but this compound is an insoluble base like calcium carbonate, or magnesium hydroxide, or a mixture of the two. acidic copper carbonates would be the same as copper bicarbonate. and it doesn't form at atmospheric pressures and i don't know if it would form (either as a solid or as a solute) in pressurised carbons dioxide chambers.

Versus millions of boats with copper based bottom paint?

He uses a water aspirator pump

+Erik In a worst case scenario, you're draining common pool chemicals and a chemical very similar to baking soda. Copper Sulfate is used in agriculture to make soil less acidic and as a fungicide and pesticide. Although it can be mildly to moderately toxic in pure form, it is mainly diluted. Sodium carbonate (aka washing soda) is used in food products like ramen noodles and sherbet powder, is a important part of glass production, is used in pools to reduce the corrosiveness of chlorine, and put in drinking water as water softener. Sodium carbonate can be irritating and harmful to skin, in the same way lye is, but not nearly as bad. For the most part, I'd say it's perfectly safe to dump it, even if you're not in the city. However, ask someone who knows a bit more about the subject to be sure. To get washing soda, look for "Arm and Hammer Washing Soda", it's quite pure. The Copper Sulfate is found as pH increaser, usually by name in the pool section, check the ingredients to be sure.

theLuigiFan0007 I don't mean just this particular experiment - I mean in general.

Erik Ah, I see. Well, some of the chemicals and byproducts can be neutralized and dumped out. Others can be made inert enough to mix together store in containers. You can later take that to somewhere that accepts stuff like old cleaning chemicals, paint thinners, medications, paint, etc. We have something in our area that accepts these kind of wastes and they take pretty much any chemicals. It'd likely be in the nearest town. You'd have to research how to dispose of each thing individually.

+Maciej Delekta Same products. I did this using that route.

Cowboy Chemist Doug probably didn't get them here, but you can get all sorts of equipment on homesciencetools.com/chemistry. This includes amber bottles, chemical-resistant plastic bottles, plastic and glass jars, glassware, condensers spatulas, etc.

the filter is made of Fritted glass, it is stuck in the funnel so you can't exchange them. They are used in place of other funnels, and you can have varied pore size to help with different reactions.

No. Not at all. And by copper carbonate, I think you mean copper ii hydroxide carbonate. Copper carbonate can only be produced by heating the copper ii hydroxide carbonate in an atmosphere of CO2 @ 500*C.

no, calcium carbonate is insoluble, so it wont react. if it is more insoluble than copper carbonate, it will never happen in measurable amounts. if it is less insoluble, it will only occur at elevated temperatures and pressures and in geological timescales.

Of course you can! Then you can make yellow powder from it.

+lordchickenhawk Basic here just means anhydrous. When it is not hydrated, it is basic.

Richard Smith So it has nothing to do with it's pH?

it is

I actually ran this reaction under controlled conditions and verified this right after. I just used potential yields based on the suspected formulas.

I can’t find one for less than $12.99 😢

Definitely worked for me

ok i will try ... thanks

dan van der torre it’s used in most basic reactions you can even turn it into thermite

Just because someone is a scientist doesn't mean they have a big budget. There's nothing inherently "unscientific" about a heat source.