Nevermore Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I've decided to take up element collecting. What elements can I find around the house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 well, ones you can easily purify/isolate/find/buy OTC in pure form: H, He, Li, C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Al, P, S, Cl, Ar, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Br, Ag, I, Pt, Au, Hg, Pb, and from what i've heard, Rh is very rare, but can be found in old jewelry. other elements can be purchased online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 reasonably pure copper from electrical wire. Carbon from pencils. silicon from pc chips. lI FROM BAttery's. Theres more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 as i mentioned. forgot the silicon though, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 ya, i guess they make some of those chips out of 99.999% silicon. To bad it is processed though, and doesnt realy look like elemental silicon. Oh, tungsten from lightbulb filiments. To bad its such a small amount, so forget it. hydrogen from electroysis of water. Also O2 from same method. sulfur form the pharmacy. just go here and look at his element colection for ideas. Theodoregray.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 thanks for reminding me of tungsten. cant believe i forgot that one as well. also, Np and Am can be found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 In teh smoke detecors. i also believe Na can be obatined in the house, although purifying and containing it pose a very minute problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore Posted May 31, 2005 Author Share Posted May 31, 2005 So, is the tungsten in lightbulb filliments fairly pure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 id imagine, to stay strong at high temperatures it must be pretty pure. plus, any contaminants might react at such temperatures and cause the filament to break. You can find neodymium-iron-boron magents in good speakers. Theres so many but their not pure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendelejev Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Don't forget Sn ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcapr Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 sn from where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 tin used to be used in foils. thanks for reminding me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 silver solder is about 97% Sn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 lets see, what can you find inside a television. Isnt there a tungsten button or something inside cathode ray tubes, which are in televisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2SO4 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Lead from fishing weights, but not to pure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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