[redbull]

Just wondering if the metals such as rubidium,caseium,potassium etc also react with blood like they do with water in their pure form. I would assume that they would, since blood(plasma) is 95% water. If not why is there no reaction? Anyone ever experiment with this or know of a experiment that has done this?

[Dan]

I would assume that they would, since blood(plasma) is 95% water.

Yes, exactly.

[redbull]

so the reaction of rubidium and blood would be the same as if you dropped it into water?

[billnotgatez]

Would not you think the vastly higher concentration of a constituent in a homogenous mixture / solution would react more probably than other constituents in the mixture, with some side reactions that could go unseen.

[curiouscat]

so the reaction of rubidium and blood would be the same as if you dropped it into water?

For most part yes. Go to a friendly neighborhood slaughterhouse & try. 

[magician4]

Go to a friendly neighborhood slaughterhouse & try.

could become a little costly, though

rubidium sells in the ballpark of gold pricing....


regards

Ingo

[curiouscat]

Go to a friendly neighborhood slaughterhouse & try.

could become a little costly, though

rubidium sells in the ballpark of gold pricing....


regards

Ingo

Thank goodness at least blood comes cheap.

Ok, use sodium and pretend it is Rubidium.

[Hunter2]

What is the back ground of this question. Why you want to do a reaction of an alcaline metal with blood?

[curiouscat]

Summer vacation boredom I presume?

[Hunter2]

  In vacation I have other things to do.