Best ways to start a thermite reaction? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Feb 5, 2015 · I'm trying to do a thermite reaction with rust and aluminum and am trying to figure out the optimal way to get the reaction started. My understanding is that I need a temperature …
Maximum temperature attainable by thermite reaction
Feb 25, 2018 · 10 In the thermite reaction $$\ce {2Al (s) + Fe2O3 (s) -> 2Fe (l) + Al2O3 (s)}$$ what is the maximum temperature attainable by the products? Assume reactants at $25\ …
Is it possible to make thermite that detonates? [closed]
Feb 22, 2024 · Though thermite emits a great many photons (wear welders goggles while watching), the photons don't propagate inside the mixture, which is opaque. In brief, then, the …
Iron and copper oxide for thermite - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jul 12, 2020 · I recently successfully made thermite from iron oxide powder and aluminum powder. However, I have a couple of questions about copper and iron oxides. The kind of iron …
Can thermite be lit while mixed into butane? If not is there a ...
Jun 15, 2017 · Thermite is a solid-solid reaction that I think would be greatly inhibited by any sort of intermediate. In either case, the smoke, the dust and the copious amounts of nitrous oxides …
inorganic chemistry - How is traditional thermite powder stored …
Feb 1, 2019 · How is traditional thermite powder stored such that it doesn’t corrode? Ask Question Asked 6 years, 9 months ago Modified 6 years, 9 months ago
Can I process pyroxene or olivine as a part of magnesium thermite?
Oct 28, 2024 · Pyroxene and olivine are both minerals containing magnesium ions. So these magnesium ions will probably prevent a thermite reaction produced by mixing one of these …
Can molten aluminium be used to reduce iron oxide (rust) into iron?
Mar 6, 2016 · The trick to the thermite reaction of iron oxides with aluminum is the ignition temperature: somewhere over 1600 °C. Since aluminum melts at 660 °C you have to add (and …
redox - Oxidation Reactions/Reactivity of Manganese Metal in Air …
Jun 17, 2022 · I have the same question about whether or not $\ce {Mn3O4}$ is formed in "thermite-like" reactions such as reacting $\ce {CuO}$ with $\ce {Mn}$.
inorganic chemistry - Testing thermite for chemical properties ...
Jun 14, 2019 · 7 According to this Wikipedia article, there has been military research into nano-thermite, which can contain molybdenum, bismuth or tungsten oxides. It would be possible to …