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4F10.45 - Gas Explosions

Code Number: 4F10.45
Demo Title: Gas Explosions
Condition: Excellent
Principle: Explosive Mixtures, Critical Concentrations
Area of Study: Chemistry and Physics
Equipment:
Disposable grill lighter, mailing tube with hole
Procedure:
See also 4F10.45 in Heat and Fluids.
See the files for directions.
References:
- H-090: "Exploding Can", DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
- Wendy L. Mao, Carolyn A. Koh, E. Dendy Sloan, "Clathrate Hydrates Under Pressure", Physics Today, Oct. 2007, p. 42.
- "Exploding Flame", Leonard A. Ford, Chemical Magic, p. 73.
- Carl Ahlers, Expose Excite Ignite an Essential to Whizz-Bang Chemistry, Making Hydrogen go Bang.
- Tik L. Liem, "The Delayed Explosion", Invitations to Science Inquiry - Supplement to 1st and 2nd Ed. p. 64.