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Aluminium dust & oxygen

Aluminium dust flares up vigorously when thrown into the flame of burning oxy-propane, which is extremely hot, forming aluminium oxide and little nitride. Aluminium dust (at least not with my sample) did not burn readily when thrown into aerated Bunsen flame.

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Uploaded on October 5, 2007
Taken on July 10, 2005