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The report presents a professional and deep analysis of the present state of Potassium Thiocyanate Market that includes major players like manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, traders, customers, investors and etc.
The report presents a professional and deep analysis of the present state of Potassium Thiocyanate Market that includes major players like manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, traders, customers, investors and etc. The report also helps in understanding Potassium Thiocyanate Market dynamic structure by identifying and analyzing the market segments and project the market size.
Wounded iron nail
As I mentioned before, the iron (III) thiocyanate can be used to simulate blood and can give a nice illusion of cutting flesh. Thus also known as “scenic blood”. But let’s do something more sophisticated. Let’s make iron bleed!
You see an iron nail hanging in a solution of potassium thiocyanate (about 1 g per 80 ml water). Once hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide are added, the nail begins to bleed. I used 1 ml 30% of hydrochloric acid and several drops of 35% hydrogen peroxide. The latter one is hard to find, so it’s also possible to add 3% available via a drugstore. Just need 1-2 ml.
What is going on?
1. Iron reacts with hydrochloric acid and forms iron chloride. Same as here. The hydrogen bubbles are easy to see.
Fe (s) + 2HCl (aq) → FeCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)
2. Hydrogen peroxide oxidizes iron (II) to iron (III).
2FeCl2 + H2O2 + 2HCl → 2FeCl3 + 2H2O
3. Iron (III) forms a red colored substance with thiocyanate as I explained before.
It’s funny to notice that there is no red color appearing around the paperclip. Probably it doesn’t contain iron at all or is from iron, but covered with a layer of another metal for protection (in this case it should bleed later).
And here is a “romantic” version of the same experiment called “Bleeding Heart” by TwirlyWhirly:
Pharaoh's serpent
(or Mercury(II) Thiocyanate Decomposition)
“Mercury thiocyanate was formerly used in pyrotechnics causing an effect known as the Pharaoh's serpent or Pharaoh's snake. When the compound is in the presence of a strong enough heat source, a rapid exothermic reaction is started which produces a large mass of coiling serpent-like solid. An inconspicuous flame which is often blue but can also occur in yellow/orange accompanies the combustion. The resulting solid can range from dark graphite grey to light tan in color with the inside generally much darker than the outside.“
(wiki)
Chemical reactions can be fascinating! :D
Mercury thiocyanate decomposition
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