Saturday, September 3, 2011

Magnesium burning inside dry ice

This has been done many times, but is still fun and easy. This is the first time that I have tried it myself. The reaction produces Magnesium Oxide and Carbon

2 Mg(s) + CO2 yields 2 MgO(s) + C(s)

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    It would have been interesting to see what the dry ice looked like after the burn, ie: re-open the block.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    I agree.

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  3. dry iceSeptember 27, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    The light before it dies out it my favorite. The one without the lights on. Reminds me of a candle burning out. I like it, thanks for sharing.

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