Hydrogen Production

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frankrede
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Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:35 am

markfh11q wrote:Sounds like a pretty irresponsible teacher, (dying for a lawsuit... not that I object to igniting hydrogen filled balloons. :shock: ).

Our chemistry teacher shoots rubber stoppers out of test tubes, but that's nothing compared to igniting hydrogen in a classroom.
She had it behind a blast shield thingie. Ms maner was the shit lol. I thank her for the lead weights which after a little modification fit perfectly in my Pneumatic.
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Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:22 am

Whats wrong with sodium hydroxide and aluminium foil in a test add some water and a balloon on top?works really quickly and makes alotof gas and ALOT of heat but not enough to ignite the hydrogen.
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