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Pumpkin Destruction


Robin Hood

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We had some fund for Halloween by unleashing three chemists to destroy pumpkins in three different ways... In the name of education of course!

 

The three methods were smashing (with liquid nitrogen), burning with alcoholic gel and setting off a kilogram of thermite!!

 

Video is at

 

Any other suggested methods? :)

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hi cool video, what was the last thing.

Al + FeO? I just understood something with very hot iron...

Or could someone clarify this for me, the reaction and it's reactants?

 

thx

 

That was thermite, the equation for it is Fe2O3 (s) + 2 Al (s) = Al2O3 (s) + 2 Fe (s)

It is a very hot and dangerous experiment, it gets hot enough to melt the iron it produces. :cool:

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