Thermite!~

Mark C · 01-31-2009, 01:40 PM

I made that once back in high school. I was in charge of taking inventory of the chemistry supply closet... a few things may not have made the final list.

It's a bit tricky to light, we used a strip of magnesium. Once lit, the small pile of dust turned into a 6 ft flame. We lit it in a sand bath, the fire was hot enough to melt the sand, and there were little balls of iron mixed in from the reaction byproducts. Definitely a fun experiment!

01-31-2009, 01:40 PM	#1
Mark C Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 674 Trading: (4)	Re: Thermite!~ I made that once back in high school. I was in charge of taking inventory of the chemistry supply closet... a few things may not have made the final list. It's a bit tricky to light, we used a strip of magnesium. Once lit, the small pile of dust turned into a 6 ft flame. We lit it in a sand bath, the fire was hot enough to melt the sand, and there were little balls of iron mixed in from the reaction byproducts. Definitely a fun experiment!