The World’s Scariest Acid. 100% Perchloric Acid

Hi! In this video I demonstrate one of the most powerful acids in the world — anhydrous perchloric acid. No video about the properties of 100% perchloric acid has ever been published before. As usual, many reactions are shown in slow motion, which helps to better understand the processes taking place. I hope that after watching the video, some long-standing myths about this acid will be busted. Enjoy! ___________________________________________ 0:00 Intro 0:26 Vacuum distillation of 60% perchloric acid 1:54 Cooling of 72% perchloric acid 2:29 Sulfuric anhydrate presentation 2:36 Melting of sulfur trioxide in a sealed ampoule 3:06 Preparation of 60% oleum 3:31 Preparation of a mixture of 100% sulfuric acid and 100% perchloric acid 4:36 Explanation of how a glassware setup for producing perchloric acid works 6:16 Starting the Synthesis of Anhydrous Perchloric Acid 7:33 Demonstration of anhydrous perchloric acid 9:20 Impact test 9:47 Heating test 12:07 Perchloric acid and cotton glove 13:30 Indicator pH-paper test 13:44 Perchloric acid and potato chips 14:40 Perchloric acid and sugar cube 15:34 Perchloric acid and Oreo cookie 16:11 Dissolution of gold in perchloric acid 17:40 Perchloric acid and potassium permanganate 18:03 Interaction of perchloric acid with hair 18:21 Interaction of perchloric acid with kitchen sponge 19:08 Interaction of perchloric acid with cigarette tobacco 19:53 Interaction of perchloric acid with cotton wool 20:32 Dripping perchloric acid on toilet paper 21:35 Attempting to light a match with perchloric acid 21:54 Reaction of perchloric acid with sawdust 22:41 Reaction of perchloric acid with a wooden surface 24:09 Unpacking chemicals 25:00 Reaction of perchloric acid with charcoal 26:03 One drop of perchloric acid and phenylacetylene 26:32 Perchloric acid and hydrazine hydrate 26:44 Anhydrous perchloric acid and anhydrous hydrazine 27:12 Outro _________________________________________ 🎵𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤: 🎶Codec Sabotage - Marten Moses 🎶Deorc Decuple - FormantX 🎶Divisive Alliance - Jon Bjork 🎶Gutter - Cushy 🎶In the Aftermath - Michael Rothery 🎶Never Turn Back - Adriel Fair 🎶Night Hunter - Robert Ruth 🎶Not a Game - Michael Rothery 🎶The Hourglass - Jon Bjork 🎶The Mill - Marten Moses 🎶Time Is Running Fast - Jon Bjork 🎶Trembling Anticipation - Dream Cave 🎶Tyranny - Dream Cave 🎶Unveiled - Michael Rothery 🎶Working It Out _________________________________________ ❤   / chemicalforce   ❤ _________________________________________