Pyrotechnic Demonstration for Dartmouth Chemistry Students
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Chemistry Professor Jon Kull takes his class outside in the snow for a dramatic display of chemicals producing an exothermic light show. The thermite reaction of the ingredients produced heat, smoke, bright light, and molten iron, accompanied by exclamations of "oo" and "ah" from the student observers.
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