On Mon, 9 May 2005, William Chops Westfield wrote: >> has anyone tried dropping sodium chips (small bits) into a vat of >> 80% hydrogen peroxide > > The wooden periodic table link I posted some time ago featured video/photos > of a "sodium party" where rather LARGE bits (up to 175g) of sodium were > dropped into water. Pretty impressive; seems to be rather non-linear... This message and mine to which you answered was supposed to appear on the thread that discussed this. I *think* that repeating the experiment with H2O2 or even H2O2 ice would be more interesting. Can sodium be alloyed with Mn ? Is H2O2 ice stable ? Peter -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist