Some nice experiments

Here follows a list of nice experiments. The reason of selecting these experiments here is because of nice colors, nice visual effects or remarkable results.

Click one of the links below to go to the description of an experiment:

	Miniature explosions in a test tube
	Miniature fireworks (bright flashes) in a test tube
	Colored gases - chlorine and chlorine dioxide
	Water-initiated violent reaction between magnesium and iodine
	Influence of copper ions on reactivity of aluminium
	Peroxo complexes of transition metals in high oxidation states
	A volatile compound of manganese and corrosion of glass
	Volatile compounds of chromium - another colored gas
	More fun with volatile chromium - chromyl chloride
	Allotropes of selenium
	Very high oxidation states with persulfate
	Recrystallization and/or refining of sulphur
	Example of interhalogen compounds
	Green fire
	Zinc plating of copper coin
	Reaction between bromine and aluminium
	Coloration of metallic niobium by means of electrolysis
	Preparation of polyhalide salt of potassium
	Liquid from hell -- fire on first contact
	Characteristics of an electrolysis cell
	High speed image capturing of explosions (1)
	High speed image capturing of explosions (2)
	Preparation of a high explosive
	High voltage electrolysis
	Nitration of a piece of cellulose wadding
	Oscillating reaction
	Synthesis of potassium bromate
	Beautiful green and blue light
	Formation of dense smoke from bromine and ammonia
	Nice dendritic crystal structures
	Explosive mix with red phosphorus and a peroxo chromate
	Violent 'combustion' of acetylene in chlorine gas
	Red chemiluminiscence with chlorine swimming pool chemicals
	Colored smoke -- purple and yellow
	Beautiful green fluorescence -- synthesis of fluorescein

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