How To Make PURE Copper Sulfate From Epsom Salt

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  • @R462venom
    @R462venom ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for the video tutorial! I didnt know I could do this!
    Just a note, you can evaporate the solution faster by using a container with a high surface area. A tall thin container will evaporate much slower than a shallow wide container of the same volume.

    • @valrousseau7039
      @valrousseau7039 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, that's true. Thanks for reminding me of this!

    • @peterolsen9131
      @peterolsen9131 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i use one of those big pyrex bowls from a turbo-oven with a broken powerhead, nice big cheap pyrex bowl is great for crystalization processes and repurposed broken appliance is green!

  • @wakeupartistsofold7918
    @wakeupartistsofold7918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    great setup and explanation!! Thanks for taking us through the process. May The LORD bless you and keep you.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Please, share it on your social network!

  • @kunaldhar6713
    @kunaldhar6713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I Tried this At Home, And It Worked, Thanks for the video. But one Problem the mgso4 in claypot(Negitive) seems to turn blue although not a issue for concern

    • @user-lb8do4ew6k
      @user-lb8do4ew6k 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try using a graphite cathode

    • @kunaldhar6713
      @kunaldhar6713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-lb8do4ew6k I am not haveing all that graphite to spare and clean the solution

    • @user-lb8do4ew6k
      @user-lb8do4ew6k 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kunaldhar6713 the cathode doesn't degrade, the anode will but only if the voltage is set too high

    • @MR-ub6sq
      @MR-ub6sq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Did you remember to check the hole in the bottom of the clay pot? If you didn't plug it in any way, or if your plug is leaking, then that's a good reason to get copper sulfate on the wrong side.

    • @kunaldhar6713
      @kunaldhar6713 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MR-ub6sq I certainly did and there were zero crack fractures, and most importantly no hole.... I even put a thicccc layer(s) of paper to wrap the clay pot ensuring zero possiblities.... But Thanks for the idea of checking for a hole in the pot

  • @cranialconstruction2218
    @cranialconstruction2218 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video! Very clear instructions with a successful outcome. Thanks you!

  • @jozefnovak7750
    @jozefnovak7750 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super! Thank you very much!

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You're welcome. Please share the video if you can.

  • @rignoboy3993
    @rignoboy3993 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very noice video. Does it matter if the clay pot has a protective
    coating though?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I believe it won't work with a protective coating. You want the irons to be able to go through.

    • @rignoboy3993
      @rignoboy3993 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine thanks

  • @harrybrown7351
    @harrybrown7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Terracotta pot is up there with best inorganic semipermeable membranes you can get at home

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I believe this is what I'm using in the video.

    • @CatboyChemicalSociety
      @CatboyChemicalSociety 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Iononmer concrete is the true best.
      made of 1:3 ratio of cement powder and plaster of paris or 1:3 ratio of cement powder to ground up deionizer resin.

  • @MR-ub6sq
    @MR-ub6sq 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What would have happened to the crystallization if you had continued to boil the copper sulfate solution stronger? Would it have produced any problems compared to the long wait?
    Decades ago, I had a ferric chloride solution for etching circuit boards in which I had etched a circuit board. I had not remembered to save the solution in the storage bottle, but it remained in a shallow etching container and eventually all the water had evaporated when I came to look in the container. Of course I saw yellow ferric chloride crystals, intense green copper chloride crystals. But at first I wondered what the light green crystals were, which are also a little here and there. I concluded that they must be stannous chloride because one of the circuit boards I etched had solder tin in it at some point. Now I could collect all the tin compounds with tweezers and also all the copper compounds. It was an interesting experience. Indeed, crystallization produces precise separation!

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If I had continued to boil the copper sulfate solution stronger, I would have ended up with a more over-saturated solution, which would speed up the crystalization. However, it might not be good to crystalize too fast, as we want to let the particles the time to properly phase-separate from the impurities.

    • @MR-ub6sq
      @MR-ub6sq 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BlueMoonshine So, by speeding up the crystallization too much, the end result would be impurities in the crystals? At least we in Finland have a couple of sayings:
      "Slowly the good comes"
      "Too much is always too much"
      I don't know how international these phrases are, but I think the same things have been noticed everywhere :) Thanks for the educational interesting video!
      In fact, I tried today that the tin in the anode would move through the electrolyte to the surface of the aluminum in the cathode. My goal was to get the aluminum pieces in such a way that I could solder them together using a regular soldering iron. I had sanded the critical points from the aluminum and cleaned with acetone. The impression was that the soldering was not successful. I wonder if I should change the method? Should I try copper instead of tin for the anode? If I can get the surface of the aluminum coppered, I believe that soldering it with tin could also be successful. Do you have an idea for this?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MR-ub6sq
      Directly copper plating aluminum won't work. First, you have to remove the natural oxide layer of the aluminum in a mild acid or alkaline solution (I don't know the exact details, I never tried). Then you have to zinc plate it, and only then you can copper plate it.

    • @MR-ub6sq
      @MR-ub6sq 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BlueMoonshine Thanks for the advice. At least I have hydrochloric acid. Copper was secondary in my mind, while tin plating was the original goal. So if I first coat the aluminum with zinc, is there a viable method to coat the zinc with tin afterwards? If I can avoid the copper plating, the final result will be visually better because aluminum, zinc and tin are very close in color. My purpose is to make non-anodized metal busbars that contain 60 and 120 degree angles. And since the copper bars are considerably valuable, I'm thinking of using aluminum.
      This need is related to the fact that I connect a series of round 20Ah LFP cells, which come in three rows on top of each other. Of course, I could use the two-pole busbars supplied with the cells, but their positions relative to each other are not completely stable. On the other hand, if I only used a straight long enough busbars, so that all the cells are next to each other in one row, the dimensions and shape of the battery would be impractical. Of course aluminum can be soldered with silver wire and some alloy wire at temperatures above 700ºC, but this kind of chemical approach is more interesting to me.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MR-ub6sq
      I never tried, but yes, zinc can be directly electroplated by tin.

  • @TheStigma
    @TheStigma 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very cool. The crystallization part could also be used to purify any impure copper sulfate you source if there are any additives. Am I right in assuming that the crystallization will happen faster the more seed surface area you provide?
    This type of ion bridge is really interesting. What would they use in a laboratory setting?
    Is there anything in particular to look for in a pot? Will any un-glazed ceramic work, or just specifically clay? I don't know too much about pottery materials :P

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The crystalization speed will mostly be affected by the surface of the container. The larger the container, the faster the water will evaporate, hence the faster the copper sulfate will have to crystalize in order to prevent an over-saturation of the solution.
      I really don't know what they use in laboratory. They probably have some specific membranes that select a particular species of ions (charge and size). The clay pot seems to let all ions go through, but it prevents large volumes of fluids from mixing up.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Using a similar setup, you can turn Epsom salt into sulfuric acid if you replace the copper electrode by a lead-dioxide electrode, as I show here: th-cam.com/video/l9ifS3ubiBc/w-d-xo.html

  • @Berghiker
    @Berghiker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Where did the magnesium go to?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      On the cathode and in the clay pot.

  • @hamed8555
    @hamed8555 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice presentation 👍

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks. Please, share the video.

  • @dogodogo5891
    @dogodogo5891 ปีที่แล้ว

    very interesting did teracota will eventually corrode?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      Teracota?

    • @dogodogo5891
      @dogodogo5891 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine flower vases

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dogodogo5891
      No they won't corrode.

    • @dogodogo5891
      @dogodogo5891 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine i just think if probably high concentration OH around vase will make them corrode cause i remember certain ceramic will dissolve at high alkalinity

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dogodogo5891
      I don't know, but the reaction equations that I give are valid only a low concentrations. At higher concentrations, some secondary reactions can take place. So, you should keep the concentrations low during the electrolysis, then concentrate the final product by evaporating the water.

  • @MR-ub6sq
    @MR-ub6sq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did the same arrangement as you in this video, but in the clay pot I had aluminum as the cathode instead of copper. Does it make any difference except through the resistance value of the metal? In such a situation, does the degree of refinement of the anode and cathode have any significance for the success of the process?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The cathode won't corrode, so in principle you can use any conducting material. The difference in resistance between aluminum and copper doesn't play any role, since both these resistances are negligible compared to the resistance of the solution. On the other hand, it is crucial to use a copper anode, since this is the source of copper atoms that turn the magnesium sulfate into copper sulfate.

    • @MR-ub6sq
      @MR-ub6sq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BlueMoonshine Right. Thank you!

  • @andrealfiansah9432
    @andrealfiansah9432 ปีที่แล้ว

    How copper is disolving when. Copper has lower Reactivity than magnesium?
    Is it gold also disolving in copper sulfate with electrolysis?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Copper is dissolving because it is oxidized at the anode (it loses electrons).

  • @chuckjim5921
    @chuckjim5921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quick question for clarification purposes. Crystals formed by bonding to the seed on the thread. If this is a first time attempt, with no seed, do you just place thread from a pencil into the compound liquid to initiate crystallization? Thanks and awesome video! 👍

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      For the first attempt i don't put anything in the liquid. I just wait several days, the water evaporate and the solution becomes over saturated with copper sulfate, so the crystals will spontaneously appear at the bottom.

    • @ryanallen1014
      @ryanallen1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      While the method Blue Moonshine uses to get a starter crystal is viable; another way would be to dip your stir rod into solution and then hold it in the air until the liquid evaporates leaving tiny "starter" crystals in its place. Then just scrape them into the solution and you'll be growing crystals. This a much faster and more effective way in my opinion.

    • @EagleOxford
      @EagleOxford 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ryanallen1014
      Seems Legit.
      I'm just starting another batch from scratch, so it's a good time to try this. I don't see why it wouldn't give you a bit of a jump on the whole process.
      If so, I grow Many types of crystals, and use sound to alter their growth, or suspended things like strontium(glow stuff) in them that otherwise gets pushed out.
      You may be doing me quite a favor here, and WTF didn't I think to do this, I'm usually the "creative solutions" guy.🤷😅
      Thanks bub!

    • @ryanallen1014
      @ryanallen1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EagleOxford glad I could be of help. I've never heard of altering crystal growth with sound. I can see how it would work though and sounds pretty badass. Is it part of your job or doing it as a hobby? Ive always loved chemistry, but never had a practical use for it until I discovered....e-scrapping. I now make my own acids, strong bases (hydroxides), test solution (stannous chloride) and stuff like ferrous sulfate to precipitate gold out of solution. Pretty basic reactions for the most part but still fun to me and have learned quite a bit along the way.

  • @64-bit63
    @64-bit63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Nice i came from r/chemistry

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Please share on your social network, and check my other tutorials.

    • @Lightharvest-dd2bf
      @Lightharvest-dd2bf ปีที่แล้ว

      There should be more chemistry principles taught in grade school!! No need to wait till high school. Safety-wise, not all learning has to be hands-on.

  • @NaraYani8
    @NaraYani8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gud vid for hobby chemists

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Please, share it!

  • @ibrahemaloqaby1455
    @ibrahemaloqaby1455 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What the composition of Epson salt

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      MgSO4, it is explained in the video.

  • @ceasargaming9041
    @ceasargaming9041 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hey! I did a similar reaction with a similar setup, but my anode produced a mix of copper and magnesium hydroxides. Any idea why? Also my cathode solution of copper sulfate remained very weak. After a point it looks like copper sulfate production stopped. not sure why this happened.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you use a voltage too high, or a different concentration of the Epsom salt? If you did, that could generate secondary reactions.

    • @ceasargaming9041
      @ceasargaming9041 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine hmm mayve, i was using an 18V battery not a power supply...that could be why

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ceasargaming9041
      Yes, 18 volts seems to be a lot, although it depends on the distance between the electrodes.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ceasargaming9041
      So, if you can't control the voltage, at least can you insert an ammeter and use a separation between the electrodes so that the current is not greater than 1 amp?

    • @ceasargaming9041
      @ceasargaming9041 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine hmm maybe. I dont know too much about electricity and electronics tbh. im very new to electroysis.

  • @ClownWhisper
    @ClownWhisper ปีที่แล้ว

    You need an evaporation dish using a cylinder like that is probably the worst way to allow evaporation you need as much surface area as possible exposed to air. Any simple bowl will do or even a tupperware container, anything would be better than the cylinder

  • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
    @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Over the years I have done this and then further making acid from the copper solutions, I have found that if I leave it for too long it will turn blue inside the pot no mater Ho well it's sealed?
    🤔 Im best bless is that it is as the salts are used it will turn more and more blue maybe from the acid forming hence the electrode usually turned black? 🤔
    Edit: I only use tap water in the main body if water. NO EPSON SALTS AT ALL.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The clay pot is not preventing ions to go in and out, it only prevent massive transfers from one solution to the other one. So, eventually, the two solutions mix up.

    • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
      @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BlueMoonshine so hence the smaller pot? 👌

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
      No, I simply used what I had.

    • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
      @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BlueMoonshine interesting.... All books say smaller clay fired pot without the hole.
      I guess I'll read more, I was hoping for a better explanation.
      As I stated, the electrode in the pot always turns black no matter what voltage is used.
      My understanding was that there is a weak solution of sulphuric acid that is corroding the electrode.
      Hence the bluing. It also seems bluer than usual because it is in a white and *_Unsuitable_* powder suspended and magnified through the water....
      The only electrodes that have wonder without bluing in the pot was titanium and lead dioxide electrodes, titanium being the better and lead dioxide can and will gather an _unknown to me_ clear stacked square crystals but it lead! So I stay away from it.
      Either way once filtered I just use the same solution and top it up with magnesium sulphate and more water. The blue is almost always gone at the end.

  • @TheMaskedRacoon1
    @TheMaskedRacoon1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool!

  • @salvinusjerin-dn7op
    @salvinusjerin-dn7op ปีที่แล้ว

    Can we use a clay cup without hole

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure, we don't want the hole, that's why I put some resin in mine!

  • @bearkawiboy6246
    @bearkawiboy6246 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, please share it!
      Also, you may want to check my new tutorial on how to make 95% nitric acid at home from household items: th-cam.com/video/NHBDXtn7pjA/w-d-xo.html

  • @henrym.5884
    @henrym.5884 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome. Please, share the video!

  • @Berghiker
    @Berghiker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the magnesium formed, usable?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably, but I don't know yet how to purify it or what to do with it.

    • @Lightharvest-dd2bf
      @Lightharvest-dd2bf ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine Interesting, but if a fairly pure magnesium was achieved, it would be highly flammable?

    • @TheMilkDistributor
      @TheMilkDistributor ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Lightharvest-dd2bfyes

  • @clearz3600
    @clearz3600 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I just bought 2KG "100% pure copper sulphate" from eBay which is in no way close to being pure so I need to find a way to purify it without owning a chemistry lab.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So, make a saturated solution of impure copper sulfate, and let it crystalize. As shown in the video.

    • @Lightharvest-dd2bf
      @Lightharvest-dd2bf ปีที่แล้ว

      Chemicals, including CuSO4, that kill algae or fungal disease, are toxic to animals, i.e. humans. This is NOT a health supplement (1gram or less is toxic, and adding copper supplements to your diet often overwhelms needed zinc. Just eat a healthy diet!) Avoiding excess algae in water? Try keeping more animal waste out of it. Fresh algae growth is often beneficial; dying algae and cyanobacteria are bad.

  • @markhopper6754
    @markhopper6754 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it profitable to get the copper out of magnisium sullfate

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It depends in which country you live. In the USA, it is much cheaper and way faster to buy copper sulfate online. You can also find it at The Home Depot or Lowes as "Root kill". But there are some countries that prohibit the average citizen to buy copper sulfate. In that case, making it from Epsom salt is a good option.

    • @markhopper6754
      @markhopper6754 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean extracting copper metal for scrap

    • @clearz3600
      @clearz3600 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is no copper in magnisium sullfate. The copper comes from the metal anode which is already pure.

    • @Lightharvest-dd2bf
      @Lightharvest-dd2bf ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine Thanks! CuSO4 is toxic to plant and animal life. Is that why it's prohibited in some countries? Again, using the word "from" was misleading. Mark Hopper's question is an example of this misunderstanding.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lightharvest-dd2bf
      I don't know why it is prohibited in some countries. Maybe because it is easy to turn it into sulfuric acid? For the title, it is indeed misleading. I will think of a better one.

  • @YY-ei7wk
    @YY-ei7wk ปีที่แล้ว

    do you make nitrate from food salt

    • @valrousseau7039
      @valrousseau7039 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Food salt is NaCl. There is no nitrogen in it.

  • @kolejowydolnyslask5684
    @kolejowydolnyslask5684 ปีที่แล้ว

    Will it work with Ammonium sulfate sollution?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think so.

    • @mw10259
      @mw10259 ปีที่แล้ว

      WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH COPPER SULFATE ?@@BlueMoonshine

  • @8h24a10s
    @8h24a10s ปีที่แล้ว

    can i use normal salt insded

    • @valrousseau7039
      @valrousseau7039 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, there is no sulfate ion in normal salt, so no way to make copper sulfate from it.

  • @ryanallen1014
    @ryanallen1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you use a salt bridge for this?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think so, but I never tried.

    • @ryanallen1014
      @ryanallen1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine Thank you for such a quick response! I'm going to try it this morning. I was partially successful with no bridge or membrane, but the solution only turns that turquoise/blue and even after a reduction it still will not crystalize out of solution. I'm guessing it's not saturated enough but I do not see how as I had to hear it considerably and add more distilled water to clear up the solution it was so saturated.

    • @sumgai7
      @sumgai7 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryanallen1014 It's a little hard to understand what problem you had - but when you're talking about *adding* distilled water because "the solution was so saturated", and previous comment about "guessing it's not saturated enough" -- wait, *whaaaaat?*. Something's backwards, here: you get crystals when you take a solution (let's just say table salt in water) and let the water evaporate, i.e. GO AWAY (slowly) -- the remaining salt will begin to crystallize as the water leaves. AND: (pay attention) - that means the solution becomes more and more "saturated"! Think about it: ultimately, all the water's gone, only the crystal remains -- that's not just 100% saturated, but past super-saturated.
      You may want to look up a bunch of TH-cam vids on "making crystals" - something's seriously missing in the way you asked the question.

    • @ryanallen1014
      @ryanallen1014 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sumgai7 I am confused by your statement....I was asking if using a salt bridge would work and that when I tried the electrolysis without one I formed some copper sulfate solution; but the solution was not concentrated enough to produce crystals. So I either need to evaporate more of the solution or let the reaction run longer. I fully understand what saturation means. Thank you for your response and sorry for any confusion!

    • @mobmob5944
      @mobmob5944 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryanallen1014 you cant make copper || sulphate from magnesium sulphate (epsom salt) via electrolysis while having the electrodes shorting out at the solution due to not having a membrane. Membrane is there to prevent certain things from leaking and making contact and contaminating the whole experiment

  • @-taba8777
    @-taba8777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the exact same setup as you, but for some reason I only make unsoluavble copper hydroxide/carbonate, do you know what I am doing wrong? maybe higher or lower concentration of magnesium sulfate?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe you used a current too high. This can generate secondary reactions.

    • @-taba8777
      @-taba8777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine yeah will try that but it isnt a secondary product it is the only product, besides the hydrogen bubbles and magnesium hydroxide of course

    • @CatboyChemicalSociety
      @CatboyChemicalSociety 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      your membrane is leaking thats why.
      plug the hole at the bottom of the clay pot or use something else as a barrier IE something with ion exchange properties like ionomer cement.
      1:3 ratio of cement powder to gypsum/plaster and casted into a dam/wall then 2 solutions on both sides.

    • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
      @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CatboyChemicalSociety I used plain old candle wax

    • @ryanallen1014
      @ryanallen1014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CatboyChemicalSociety can also make a make a membrane from tyvek soaked in fresh hot agar agar that's had non-ioduzed table salt added....aka the salt bridge.

  • @Berghiker
    @Berghiker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So is there one small hole at the bottom of the pot?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, why?

    • @Berghiker
      @Berghiker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine Because these plant clay pots usually have a small hole at the bottom to let out the water when you water the plants.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Berghiker Yes, but as explained in the video, I filled the hole with resin.

  • @sunoncream1118
    @sunoncream1118 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    epsom salt to copper sulfate: destroy copper bar to remove magnesium in the pot, and get the blue thing, then blue thing to sulfuric acid = clean clay pot add fresh water, put some titanium Pt coated mesh inside the pot and inverse polarity ... now ure coper plating the copper bar .. sulfur left behing end up as sulfuric acid in the pot

  • @PlentyOfColor
    @PlentyOfColor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wouldn’t it work better to have the solution only inside the flower pot and have distilled water on the outside(where anode is) so that only so4 ions will flow though resulting in less impurities? Although your product already looks pure enough

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I believe the SO4 ions are too big to go through the pot.

    • @PlentyOfColor
      @PlentyOfColor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BlueMoonshine They flow fine when making sulfuric acid from epsom salt

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PlentyOfColor Ok. good to know then.

  • @po-0k7
    @po-0k7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    if you are in the USA use a bit less that have of a cup

  • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
    @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm using what I think is copper wire but the solution is turning brownish does that mean it's NOT copper wire?

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is the wire clean? Did you clean it with steel wool? If you use copper wire, and a current similar to mine, the current might actually be huge compared to the area of the wire, so this could trigger some secondary reactions. You may want to either increase the amount of wire that is in contact with the solution, or decrease the current, and see if it helps.

    • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
      @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshineno I didn't clean it, it looked really clean so I didn't worry and didn't have the powder like some wire has.
      I'm using a car battery charger with 2x 12v 5w light bulbs in line to keep current around 0.21

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 So, my only guess is that such a current is too large for the small area of a copper wire.

    • @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121
      @hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine it all worked great, the brown G was the impurities as you said 👍 thank you

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 Great! I'm glad to hear that!

  • @VanillaAttila
    @VanillaAttila ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I make copper sulphate from soaking copper in:
    500 ml water
    50 ml hydrogen peroxide
    1 oz citric acid

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No! Neither citric acid nor hydrogen peroxide contain sulfur atoms, so there is no way they could form the sulfate ions that constitute copper sulphate.

    • @VanillaAttila
      @VanillaAttila ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine ok that makes total sense. What if I put elemental sulphur in the beaker too? I'm trying to make a fungicide for my fruit trees

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VanillaAttila
      I don't know what adding elemental sulfur the mixture would do. But if you have some copper oxide (or if you can make some), you can do the following: Burn elemental sulfur in a sealed container. This will produce sulfur dioxide (SO2 ). Then you can bubble this gas into water, which will produce sulfuric acid. Once you have sulfuric acid, you can turn it into copper sulfate as described here: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zysdgdm/revision/3

    • @VanillaAttila
      @VanillaAttila ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BlueMoonshine yeah I saw that one. I'm looking for a simpler solution. Since the water turns blue when I use citric acid I'm thinking the copper citrate could be an effective fungicide. I just don't know how to determine the potency of it since I'm just using copper mesh

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VanillaAttila
      Why don't you simply make the copper sulfate solution from Epsom salt, as I showed? It is very easy and Epsom salt is cheap. You don't even need to turn the solution into crystals, I guess.

  • @shahramarya6417
    @shahramarya6417 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice👍

  • @MR-ub6sq
    @MR-ub6sq 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Pure Epsom Salt" ...but it looks crystalline... right? I think more than half of its weight comes from water molecules.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, but I didn't say "anhydrous Epsom salt". Pure means no other component than the magnesium sulfate and the water that carries it.

    • @MR-ub6sq
      @MR-ub6sq 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BlueMoonshine I wasn't actually referring to anything you might have said - I was just reading off on of the bag :)
      But you're probably right. Maybe water is not an impurity, although I think it is more than half the weight of the whole substance.
      BTW: You left undissolved MgSO4 crystals in the measuring jug, but you said it's not about "milligrams" LOL

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MR-ub6sq
      "You left undissolved MgSO4 crystals in the measuring jug"
      Yes, I noticed about it after I released the video.

  • @jakkimanzitti5031
    @jakkimanzitti5031 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK Walter White get making the baby blue.😅

  • @jimcatanzaro7808
    @jimcatanzaro7808 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can make your own power supply using a old 12v transformer and a voltage board from China look it up on you tube I made it very cheaply on a board of wood and works great

    • @dolorescunningam9262
      @dolorescunningam9262 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is more suitable in the present case is a current supply instead of a voltage supply, and I wouldn't be surprised if @BlueMoonshine is planning on making a tutorial on how to make one.

  • @RyanReaganarchangelry
    @RyanReaganarchangelry ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BOTH BOWLS CONTAIN EPSOM SALT RED POSITIVE WIRE CONNECT TO A COPPER PIPE OUTSIDE OF CLAY POT AN BLACK WIRE ALSO CONNECT TO A COPPER PIPE INSIDE THE CLAY POT.
    (COPPER SULFATE)(blue)

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  ปีที่แล้ว

      So what? Why are you repeating something that can clearly be seen in the video? Is your comment intended to me, or someone else?

    • @cranialconstruction2218
      @cranialconstruction2218 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are you saying then? In capital letters? This was clearly explained in the video.

  • @Lightharvest-dd2bf
    @Lightharvest-dd2bf ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video was misleading because it says it's making copper sulfate FROM epsom salts--which contain no copper. We're a few minutes into this beautifully-spoken video, before we learn there are COPPER electrodes used--and this is the essential source of copper here! The epsom salts are the primary source of the sulfate. If you don't have the electrical equipment already, and your goal is to obtain copper sulfate, and the chemistry process is less important to you, it's probably less expensive to buy CuSO4 crystals at your hardware store.

    • @dolorescunningam9262
      @dolorescunningam9262 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The title used by Blue Moonshine might not be the best, but you are completely missing the point with your comment about the cost. The point of this video is (i) to provide a way of making copper sulfate to people who live in countries where this chemical is not available to everyone while Epsom salt is, and (ii) to communicate some knowledge about electro-chemistry. Many students (including mine) appreciate Blue Moonshine's pedagogical videos.

    • @MR-ub6sq
      @MR-ub6sq 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The name is not misleading, because Magnesium sulfate is used for the preparation
      You know what... You are made of the dust of the Earth, so you shouldn't be wise :)

  • @notoxygen2904
    @notoxygen2904 ปีที่แล้ว

    not pure copper sulfate, most of it is magnesium sulfate with just enough copper to give it a light color.

    • @jebbywaldorf2565
      @jebbywaldorf2565 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s what I had thought but I wasn’t sure.

  • @jfssparky
    @jfssparky 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love science, at least the chemistry side of it. Can you just use salt water. You wouldn't even have to buy the salt. I wonder how they make this on a large scale.

    • @BlueMoonshine
      @BlueMoonshine  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, you can make salt crystals with this method. But it is not really chemistry, as no reactions are involved.

  • @vfromthaburg
    @vfromthaburg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heaven and hell @10:02