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Ahmondjai
Frequent Poster 		posted May 11, 2000 01:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ahmondjai   Click Here to Email Ahmondjai     
Has anyone try to burn KMnO4??? I have, I put the whole 25g on top of the empty Al can, and set it on fire, then, all it does its become into a very bright flame, and then, when the fire is out, i took a look, then, all is left is some black shit, from the powders, and the Al can is gone, so, can it act like themite, and how many degree ll the Al melt??

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Bitter
Frequent Poster 		posted May 12, 2000 01:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Bitter   Click Here to Email Bitter     
Aluminium melts at about 650 degrees C. Are you sure that the KMnO melted it and didn't react with it ?

Ho ju
Moderator 		posted May 12, 2000 03:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ho ju   Click Here to Email Ho ju     
this should go in misc. i will move it there now

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überchlor
Frequent Poster 		posted May 13, 2000 03:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for überchlor     
You can't burn KMnO4, it's a oxidizer, not a fuel! And what you did was heat the aluminum can (probably with a flame with high heat) until the KMnO4 melted in and burned the aluminum to Al2O3. The reaction is hot, but not as hot as thermite.

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