Self-Igniting Gases: Silane, Phosphine, and Borane

Duration: 6:13

They say you shouldn't play with fire, so I did the next best thing: I played with gases that light THEMSELVES on fire! There are several excellent videos already published that show pyrophoric gases to varying degrees. For example, Explosions&Fire covered silane and diborane, ChemicalForce did phosphine and diborane....even Thy Labs tried silane a while ago, so I think it's about time I joined the pyrophoric club! Want to support LabCoatz? Then feel free to join my Patreon page! It literally costs less that a cup of coffee: https://www.patreon.com/LabCoatz Don't want to pay monthly and just want to be a one-time supporter? Then follow this link to donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/labcoatz A special thanks to @BackYardScience2000 for donating some of his chemicals to my channel! If you ever need specialty reagents, like acetic anhydride or phosphorus pentoxide, be sure to check out his eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/backyardscience2000 Official BYS2K inventory list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rCVAw273OwY7_gYJlgQ2q1RvEElIIN91y0Is0QkdxjI/edit?usp=drivesdk 0:00 Intro 0:44 Pyrophoric chemistry 1:20 Silane 2:18 Phosphine 3:56 Diborane 4:53 BIG BOOM 5:38 Conclusion