The Thing Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=14951 I've never heard of this experiment before (the one with the decaying phosphorus). Care to elaborate, YT?
Green Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 On pssing radioactive waves through phosophorous. It's luminescense is increased and it stays luminiscent for a long time. If you use radium to emit the rays theywill give off 140 calories of heat in an hour. Pretty less But it continues to emit for long periods of time.
YT2095 Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 there`s no way I can elaborate, he`de misquoted me entirely, the thread he`s on about is here: http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2608
The Thing Posted October 18, 2005 Author Posted October 18, 2005 Alright. So, can anyone tell me how to do this experiment? I am actually itching to try it out - now where can I get some radium...
YT2095 Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 did you READ the link I posted at #3? and BTW, it WAS only an Idea
The Thing Posted October 18, 2005 Author Posted October 18, 2005 Oh lol. Srry. For some unexplainable reason I seem to have sort of missed that link in post 3. Reading it now... On pssing radioactive waves through phosophorous. It's luminescense is increased and it stays luminiscent for a long time. If you use radium to emit the rays theywill give off 140 calories of heat in an hour. Pretty less But it continues to emit for long periods of time. Where does the phosphorus come in in this experiment?
YT2095 Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 Where does the phosphorus come in in this experiment? that`s just it, it doesn`t and never did! you have ed84c to thank for that wild goose chase.
The Thing Posted October 18, 2005 Author Posted October 18, 2005 How dangerous would this experiment be if I'm working in a university lab (supposedly)? Does a university generally store radium for laboratories? What other radioactive materials can be used for this experiment besides radium? Hmm...I may try it out...
jdurg Posted October 18, 2005 Posted October 18, 2005 One must also remember that radium metal cannot exist in water. The addition of metallic radium to water will result in the formation of Ra(OH)2 and hydrogen gas. So you'll chemically generate a lot of heat as well if you put Ra(s) into water.
soggy Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 I'm interested in a simaler experament where you coat the active side of a small solar panal in radium paint and then hook it up to an LED. unfortunly it dosn't seem that Radium is as easy to obtain as it once was.
woelen Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 unfortunly it dosn't seem that Radium is as easy to obtain as it once was.Yes, and that is with very good reason!
Hephaestus Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 So, theres some 50mL of old Radium paint lying nearby. How much radium you think is in that? Grandpa's old dial making odds and ends are stored in handy reach. I'd never want to attempt this prep though.
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