Hydrogen and Chlorine Reaction

In this demonstration, hydrogen and chlorine react explosively to form hydrogen chloride. The reaction is started by shining a small ultraviolet LED onto the test tube. The cork at the end of the tube is propelled approximately 20 meters across the lecture hall!

Topics

  • demonstration
  • demo
  • Photon
  • Chemical Reaction
  • Chlorine gas
  • hydrogen chloride
  • photochemical reaction
  • explosive reaction
  • chain reaction
  • free radicals
  • activation energy
  • chemistry demonstration
  • explosion
  • Bassam Shakhashiri
  • Chemistry
  • Hydrogen
  • quantum mechanics