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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Sorry for the delayAs far as I remember it's simply Al + 3I ---> AlI3
The water just acts as a catalyst to get the reaction going.
@V-cat - iodine solution is not much use. You'd need to leave the top off the bottle to evaporate the alcohol away, then scrape out the solid iodine. Finding the aluminium powder will be harder, as it's a controlled substance due to its potential uses for nefarious purposes.
The easy way is to take a chunk of aluminium and a file...
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 31 Mar 2009, 9:51,
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