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Frank Boettcher

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:09:52 +0700, wrote:

Seems I remember a high school chemistry experiment. Submerge an
electric arc in distilled water and wave a lighted match across the
top of the beaker and produce fire.

Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeATgmailDOTcom)

That was my eigth grade (nearly fifty years ago) science fair project.
Made an electrolosis device. Would work with either tap water with a
small jolt of sulpheric acid to increase conductivity, or salt water.

Two insulated elctrodes (carbon rods from old batteries) minor amount
of DC charge, and the electrodes begin to precipitate gasses. Pure
hydrogen on one, regardless of the fluid. Either oxygen (water with
acid charge) or chlorine gas, (sal****er).

Really impressed the local judges when every few seconds you could
take the collection test tube of Hydrogen, turn it over, expose it to
a flame and have it "pop".

I couldn't use the salt water fluid at the science fair, they didn't
want chlorine gas, even in small quantities, floating about.

Certainly nothing "breakthrough" about it. More BTU's in than out.
been done forever it seems.

Won second place in my category at the local fair. Didn't even place
at the state fair.

Frank