Icarus and sun, not only in mythology but also in the laboratory!

• Mrinalini G. Walawalkar ^[2] ; Herbert W. Roesky ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Central Arkansas

     University of Central Arkansas

     Township of Cadron, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Universität Göttingen, Germany
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 78, Nº 7, 2001, pág. 912
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This demonstration, which could be related to the story of Icarus, uses the principles of both blackbody radiation and oxidation-reduction chemistry to generate heat and fire with a piece of KNO3-soaked paper and focused sunlight. The demonstration offers an impressive oxidation-reduction reaction in a simple and relatively safe manner.