http://firstaidlist.com/burns/what-chemical-catches-on-fire-or-burns-when-in-contact-with-a-living-organism Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://firstaidlist.com/burns/what-chemical-catches-on-fire-or-burns-when-in-contact-with-a-living-organism/comment-page-1#comment-765 Unknown Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:50:59 +0000 http://firstaidlist.com/burns/what-chemical-catches-on-fire-or-burns-when-in-contact-with-a-living-organism#comment-765 Many different compounds are known to do that, usually those compounds are powerful oxidising agents such as peroxides. I think the chemical your trying to describe is sodium peroxide since it is solid in its pure form but reacts to many different organic matter (including living tissue) when in its aqueous solution causing a fires. However sodium peroxide is a yellow powder and does not resemble sugar in appearence. Let me do more research.<br><b>References : </b><br> Many different compounds are known to do that, usually those compounds are powerful oxidising agents such as peroxides. I think the chemical your trying to describe is sodium peroxide since it is solid in its pure form but reacts to many different organic matter (including living tissue) when in its aqueous solution causing a fires. However sodium peroxide is a yellow powder and does not resemble sugar in appearence. Let me do more research.
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]]> http://firstaidlist.com/burns/what-chemical-catches-on-fire-or-burns-when-in-contact-with-a-living-organism/comment-page-1#comment-764 pinkyprince07 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:45:59 +0000 http://firstaidlist.com/burns/what-chemical-catches-on-fire-or-burns-when-in-contact-with-a-living-organism#comment-764 Pure sodium would not look like sugar. I am thinking maybe you saw a demonstration with potassium chlorate. Potassium chlorate is a white, crystalline solid that looks like sugar. In a common experiment, potassium chlorate is melted in a flame. Once melted, some form of carbon (usually sugar based) is thrown into the test tube and flames shoot out. I've included a link to a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUensqImzXM<br><b>References : </b><br>chem major Pure sodium would not look like sugar. I am thinking maybe you saw a demonstration with potassium chlorate. Potassium chlorate is a white, crystalline solid that looks like sugar. In a common experiment, potassium chlorate is melted in a flame. Once melted, some form of carbon (usually sugar based) is thrown into the test tube and flames shoot out.
I've included a link to a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUensqImzXM
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]]> http://firstaidlist.com/burns/what-chemical-catches-on-fire-or-burns-when-in-contact-with-a-living-organism/comment-page-1#comment-763 kyle h Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:22:59 +0000 http://firstaidlist.com/burns/what-chemical-catches-on-fire-or-burns-when-in-contact-with-a-living-organism#comment-763 pure sodium<br><b>References : </b><br> pure sodium
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