Surprise your friend by announcing that you can ignite a fire with the help of water.
Take a crucible and place a asbestos sheet in it.Take a mixture of iodine crystals and powdered aluminium each half a tea spoon full into the crucible.Make a depression in the mixture.
Ask one of the observer to add one or two drops water on the mixture. With in a few second the mixture catches fire giving fumes,Which are poisonous and should not be inhaled.
Take a crucible and place a asbestos sheet in it.Take a mixture of iodine crystals and powdered aluminium each half a tea spoon full into the crucible.Make a depression in the mixture.
Ask one of the observer to add one or two drops water on the mixture. With in a few second the mixture catches fire giving fumes,Which are poisonous and should not be inhaled.
Explanation ;
Here water acts as a catalytic agent for starting the the chemical action.Thus a flam with smoke is produced.
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