Extracting Rare Cesium from a Rock

In this video I extract and purify rare and caesium compounds from a mineral I purchased on eBay (pollucite). I also figured I'd go ahead and demo a few unique reactions that are only possible with caesium, with many more to come in the future! This video took a whole lot longer than I anticipated to finish, so I hope you all enjoy! Join this channel to get access to perks and support my work:    / @integral_chemistry   MUSIC: Outro: Stardust (Danijel Zambo)    • Stardust (Danijel Zambo) | Retrowave   Recrystallization: 2:32 AM (Wisanga)    • 2:32 AM (Wisanga) | Lofi | Hip Hop   Extra Footage: Full Moon - Wisanga    • Video   CHAPTERS ____________________ 0:00 Intro 1:00 Crushing the Rock/Background 5:00 HCl Extraction 7:20 Processing Extract into CsMnO4 10:30 HCl Extraction #2 13:15 Converting CsMnO4 into CsCl 16:40 Sulfuric Acid Extraction 17:35 Caesium Alum 21:08 Caesium Nitrate from Cs Alum 25:50 Final Yields 27:40 Caesium Trichlorocuprate 30:45 Caesium Pyrotechnics 32:20 Caesium Flame Test 32:38 Caesium Tetrachloroiodide 34:55 Outro + Extra Footage ___________________________________________ Video Clips used:    • Cesium - The most ACTIVE metal on EARTH!