Making Pure Silicon from Scratch

In this video I make some elemental silicon while making my whole neighborhood stink.

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0:00 Intro
1:50 Making iron oxide - aluminum thermite
1:45 Making silicon thermite
6:00 Extracting silicon from the slag
8:48 Cleaning the silicon
10:00 Outro


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