[neact] Re: More on HS chlorate explosion
- From: carypq@xxxxxxx
- To: neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:36:41 EST
Having thrown gummy bears (as well as many other kinds of candy) into
molten sodium chlorate in an open evaporating dish for years, I suspect that
the use of a test-tube caused a rapid pressure build-up when the teacher
threw in the gum.
This vigorous combustion reaction could very easily have produced
greatly expanding gases at a rate sufficient to blow out the test-tube.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that group one chlorates
can detonate when under high pressure. I know for certain that heavy-metal
chlorates detonate.
Cary Kilner
University of New Hampshire
Chemical Education Research
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