# @chemteacherphil on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ChyDFwLsxul
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64578613-chemteacherphil-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/53b5f11f86.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-08-27T23:51:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Phil Cook (@chemteacherphil) — https://gondola.cc/chemteacherphil

## Caption

The discovery of iodine was made by a French saltpeter farmer and chemist, Bernard Courtois. He noticed that purple plumes of gas formed when concentrated sulfuric acid was mixed with seaweed ash. These wisps of purple vapor were a new element, Iodine! #chemistry #chemistryeducation #chemistryhistory

## Stats

- **Views:** 235,389
- **Likes:** 21,553
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- **Comments:** 70

## Tags

chemistry, chemistryhistory, chemistryeducation

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