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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Neutralizing Muriatic Acid & Hydrogen \tPeroxide
From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2009-05-23
You are right, thanks.
ST
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 7:05 AM, <JanRwl@...> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/22/2009 11:53:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> stefan_trethan@... writes:
>
> The phosphorus was in some kind of oil, not water, water would ignite it.
>
>
> Stefan: You are confusing with POTASSIUM, I think. Phosphorus is
> NON-metallic, kinda a translucent white/yellowish solid about like frozen butter
> in consistency at room-temperature, best I can recall. It will ignite in
> air at very low ambient temperature. Potassium or Sodium will "corrode" so
> fast when in contact with water than HEAT is generated, sufficient to ignite
> the Hydrogen that is given off by the Na (or K)+H²O reaction.