hodges - 3-7-2004 at 16:14
I'm surprised I haven't seen this reaction discussed before, as the chemicals are readily available. This is my own "invention",
and I verified it works.
Add 0.2g of calcium hypochlorite and 0.1g of calcium carbide to a small test tube. Add a few ml of dilute (say 3M) HCl. Immediately flashes of
orange fire occur in the test tube, accompanied by dense black smoke.
BromicAcid - 3-7-2004 at 16:19
Dichloroacetylene?
Blaster - 4-7-2004 at 00:42
All you are doing is producing chlorine which spontaneously ignites the acetylene produced from the carbide. Used to do this as a kid!