https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/5a0ac1b4-13fb-4ea0-9be4-f50e871e4dd8 How to make aluminum nitrate nonhydrate, one of the chemicals needed to make glow in the dark powder. In an upcoming video we'll need aluminum nitrate nonahydrate. The chemical formula is Al(NO3)3.9H2O Warning: These reactions must be performed outside or in a fumehood. At first it might seem that simply mixing aluminum with nitric acid can be done. But interestingly enough, aluminum is immune to the effects of nitric acid. So in order to make aluminum nitrate a two step method is needed. First the aluminum is dissolved in concentrated hydrochloric acid. This produces a solution of aluminum trichloride. The aluminum trichloride is then reacted with an excess of nitric acid. This oxidizes the nitric acid to nitrosyl chloride gas that bubbles out of solution, leaving behind aluminum nitrate. The solution is then evaporated to obtain aluminum nitrate nonahydrate. In the winter I was able to dry it in air and get crystals. But in the summer the ambient humidity was too high so I had to use a desiccator bag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJFfS_YbbYI We'll be using aluminum nitrate nonahydrate to make glow in the dark powder in upcoming videos. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:33 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/5a0ac1b4-13fb-4ea0-9be4-f50e871e4dd8 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.