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Old 03-21-2018, 23:15   #13
RichL025
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Originally Posted by 7624U View Post
I would agree with JJ_BPK it was metallic sodium that had a coating on it. When exposed to moist conditions started burning, Sodium has a yellowish smoke and yellow flame, ...
No, if it was elemental sodium or potassium, the burning would have continued (and actually gotten worse) when she chucked it in the water. You can find videos of people doing that on *******, it's pretty impressive.
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