Exothermic reaction Potassium Permanganate
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yeah flippin terrorist make it hard for we chemistry nerds to have fun...
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Indeed, Potassium permanganate is a very strong oxidizing agent!
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in my country, KMnO4 is legal but S8 is not -.-
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@banjax66 no it is not, glycerine is a product in its own rights
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"i wonder if its hot!"... "OUCH!"
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Would 'glycerine' be a shortened name for nitroglycerine by any chance?
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@pyropakman ebay
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@Brianshvrs it i a oxidizer
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very cool what is the ingrediance
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WTF??
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@JetJockey87 No, its a reaction between the two substances. If you have a cup full of glycerin and you put the potassium permanganate in, only the places where the crystals meet the glycerin would burn up, and it would happen a lot faster because it is a solid going into a liquid, so more surface area.
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Wow, I would be embarrassed if I was camping and a chemistry buff burst out this and made a fire in seconds with 0 effort.
How stable is potassium permanganate? This looks like it may be useful for camping, but I don't want to get anyone hurt.
Brianshvrs 2 years ago
Yes, it can definitely be used for camping. It has been used in military survival kits to purify water (very dilute solution), as an antiseptic (slightly concentrated solution), marker in snow in addition to its ability to start fire with glycerine.
ananddev 2 years ago
Where do you get potassium permanganate? I'm pretty sure you can get glycerin at a pharmacy no doubt.
pyropakman 3 years ago
Do a google product / Shopping search for potassium permanganate. You will find a lot of online stores selling it.
ananddev 2 years ago
how much is the powdered alluminum and magnesium strips??? plx
pyromancer91 3 years ago
this is not powdered alluminum and/or magnesium. It is powdered potassium permanganate.
ananddev 3 years ago