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  1. Best ways to start a thermite reaction? - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    Feb 5, 2015 · I'm trying to do a thermite reaction with rust and aluminum and am trying to figure out the optimal way to get the reaction started. My understanding is that I need a temperature of around …

  2. Maximum temperature attainable by thermite reaction

    Feb 25, 2018 · 10 In the thermite reaction $$\ce {2Al (s) + Fe2O3 (s) -> 2Fe (l) + Al2O3 (s)}$$ what is the maximum temperature attainable by the products? Assume reactants at $25\ \mathrm {^\circ C}$ …

  3. Iron and copper oxide for thermite - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    Jul 12, 2020 · I recently successfully made thermite from iron oxide powder and aluminum powder. However, I have a couple of questions about copper and iron oxides. The kind of iron oxide that is …

  4. Is it possible to make thermite that detonates? [closed]

    Feb 22, 2024 · However, thermite is a mixture, not crystalline, and phonons scatter, making heat travel far slower -- as in pitch. Convection, where there is movement of material. When a brisant explosive …

  5. Can I process pyroxene or olivine as a part of magnesium thermite?

    Oct 28, 2024 · Pyroxene and olivine are both minerals containing magnesium ions. So these magnesium ions will probably prevent a thermite reaction produced by mixing one of these minerals …

  6. Can thermite be lit while mixed into butane? If not is there a ...

    Jun 15, 2017 · Thermite is a solid-solid reaction that I think would be greatly inhibited by any sort of intermediate. In either case, the smoke, the dust and the copious amounts of nitrous oxides …

  7. inorganic chemistry - How is traditional thermite powder stored such ...

    Feb 1, 2019 · How is traditional thermite powder stored such that it doesn’t corrode? Ask Question Asked 6 years, 11 months ago Modified 6 years, 11 months ago

  8. redox - Oxidation Reactions/Reactivity of Manganese Metal in Air and ...

    Jun 17, 2022 · I have the same question about whether or not $\ce {Mn3O4}$ is formed in "thermite-like" reactions such as reacting $\ce {CuO}$ with $\ce {Mn}$.

  9. inorganic chemistry - Testing thermite for chemical properties ...

    Jun 14, 2019 · 9 I'm writing a movie in which a bunch of military explosive ordnance experts destroy a turbine with thermite and the local fire chief has to work out whether it is plain $\ce {Fe2O3}$ and …

  10. electrochemistry - How would you turn a thermite reaction into an ...

    May 9, 2023 · How would you turn a thermite reaction into an electrochemical cell? Ask Question Asked 2 years, 7 months ago Modified 2 years, 7 months ago