This thread is a thread for people to post elements that are in common household items. Here Are A Few To Start Out...

 

Zippo-Pt, Rh

Pencil-C

Lightbulbs-W

Pots And Pans-Fe

Fishing Weights-Pb

Smoke Detectors-Am, Np

Jewelry-Ag

Sorry, there is no Np in smoke detectors... my bad...lol

i've heard of Np being in smoke detectors.

 

what's "zippo?"

 

we already have multiple threads on this. mods?

a zippo is a type of lighter, the pt and rh is it's catalyst

they dont have atalyst's as far as i know. All i know is that some of them are windproof, which is just a minature bunsen burner. But ya, this thread is all over this forum. Ill contribute anyway.....

 

Copper from pipes and good purity Cu from electrical wiring. gold from circuit boards.

is it a Pt/Rh alloy? and how much is in it?

In one of my chemistry books, it says that there were some high quality lighters that didnt have flints or electric thingies to ignite the fuel. There was a platinum ring around the fuel outlet, and when the fuel was released, it would make the fuel ignite.

woah, thats intense

interesting, as such catalysts generally promote the oxidation of aliphatic hydrocarbons to epoxides

It's basically a mini catalytic converter. It takes the low molecular weight hydrocarbons and causes it to burn into water and carbon dioxide.