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phosphorus from phosphoric acid

ruxx - 20-12-2012 at 10:52

i read in the forum her on a way to produce white phosphorus from phosphoric acid by (if i understand him right) mixing phosphoric acid with carbon and heating it in the microwave,its true? ther is some other way that dosnt include phosphoric gas and alot of heat and pressure?.

kristofvagyok - 20-12-2012 at 11:09

Sounds like a pretty complex and expensive way to ruin your microwave.

shannon dove - 20-12-2012 at 15:07

Quote: Originally posted by kristofvagyok  
Sounds like a pretty complex and expensive way to ruin your microwave.

The easy solution is to get a cheap microwave at a thrift store or at a yard sale. I have found microwave ovens at the dump that still work.
as for the question about the production of phosphorus, I know it has been talked to death, the microwave oven idea didn't seem to draw much attention in the phosphorus thread.