Feb 4, 2018
Burning magnesium in chemistry
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Burning magnesium in chemistry
Burn like Magnesium
Some say to “glitter like Gold” Others say to “shine like Silver” I’d rather burn like Magnesium.
Gold is too vain and lofty And Silver tarnishes.
Yet, humble grey Magnesium, Absent the beautiful lusters Holds within a searing light Which, if sparked, no ocean deep, Nor tempest, nor torrent too Can extinguish.
Although it not a noble metal It burns true, with light that, for but a little while Shames even the sun itself In startling brilliance you shan’t soon forget.
Let them keep their golds and silvers and for but a while burn like magnesium.
Burning Magnesium in Air and Carbon Dioxide
A couple of videos to go with my previous post:
Magnesium burning in air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLEGWVU7cAk
Magnesium burning in carbon dioxide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xCbal2YyaE
I particularly like the production of carbon shown in the…
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Burning Magnesium
I set off the fire alarm at school a couple of years ago doing this experiment! Turns out that on refurbishing the lab the builders had put in a smoke detector instead of a heat detector! I still have students saying things like “Please, sir, can you burn…
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A Magnesium ribbon and fire ;D