To: Blueflag
Don’t phosphorous and sodium burn when dry? Or is just sodium. Posphorus burns when dry. It should be kept wet for storage.
Sodium slowy oxidises when dry. In the presence of water, it burns intensely. It should not be kept wet for any kind of storage.
To: Oztrich Boy
Yep, don’t get your phosphorous storage mixed up with your sodium metal storage...
Sodium metal should be kept in something besides water that protects it from the air. IIRC, my chem teacher kept it in alcohol.
35 posted on
05/18/2012 1:25:33 PM PDT by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
To: Oztrich Boy
White phosphorus burns when exposed to water that’s what makes it such a fun military tool.
53 posted on
05/18/2012 1:37:49 PM PDT by
dangerdoc
(see post #6)
To: Oztrich Boy
Posphorus burns when dry. It should be kept wet for storage. Sodium slowy oxidises when dry. In the presence of water, it burns intensely. It should not be kept wet for any kind of storage. My, my, my. If I keep my mouth shut, I could probably be very rich.
85 posted on
05/19/2012 2:49:53 AM PDT by
UCANSEE2
(Lame and ill-informed post)
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