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Uploaded by evansp12 on Jun 30, 2010
A reaction of heavily oxidized sodium metal with warm water, in which it detonated.
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I don't think that would count as detonation
mewrox99 1 year ago
What do you think it was? It sounded a sharp crack to me, more than it does from a camera. Was it deflagration?
evansp12 1 year ago
How about NaK? It's a eutectic alloy of sodium and potassium. It reacts more vigorously with water than sodium or potassium alone.
douro20 1 year ago
@evansp12
Yes it is just fast deflagration.
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I don't think that would count as detonation
mewrox99 1 year ago
What do you think it was? It sounded a sharp crack to me, more than it does from a camera. Was it deflagration?
evansp12 1 year ago