vmelkon - 11-9-2016 at 17:32
Does sodium burn in CO2 atmosphere?
Anyone tried it?
I always see demos with Mg and CO2 but never with any group 1 or other group 2 element.
j_sum1 - 11-9-2016 at 17:56
I think calcium does. i wouldn't even dream of it with beryllium. I am not wasting my strontium and barium never makes it out of its inert
environment.
I have never heard of anyone attempting this with group 1. It would make an interesting experiment.
macckone - 11-9-2016 at 19:03
It won't ignite but will burn if the temperatures is high enough to start with and sufficient heat is retained. Ie it is not fully self sustaining
unless confined.
Zyklon-A - 11-9-2016 at 21:05
It reacts slowly at room temperature, faster if heated. However only above 500℃ does the reaction proceed fast enough to be considered burning.
Here's a comprehensive PDF detailing the experiments.
Attachment: ICCAP Nice 2007 NaCO2finalpaper.pdf (2.2MB)
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