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Offline NewsMaker

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Does Al foil produce Hydrogen in Oven?
« on: October 31, 2008, 04:38:59 AM »
Hello,

Back after several months but now i will be here inshaAllah well I have a
question regarding Aluminium foil that in Microwave oven when steam is produced from chicken which is wrapped with foil there should be a production of Hydrogen gas and as it is exothermic then some sort of explosion is also expected but it doesn't happen neither Hydrogen nor heat is produced why?????

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Re: Does Al foil produce Hydrogen in Oven?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2008, 05:11:06 AM »
Aluminium oxide layer protects the metal from reaction with water.
Moreover you cannnot cook chicken in Al foil using microwave oven - you should use grill.
« Last Edit: October 31, 2008, 05:49:37 AM by AWK »
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Re: Does Al foil produce Hydrogen in Oven?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2008, 09:03:07 AM »
I would not expect quantitative production of hydrogen, from water, by aluminum, in a microwave.  The word, quantitative, in this sense means that, if some obscure research (or wacky website) has found a few atoms by some mechanism or some unproven theory, I don't believe you'll get enough produced to make it worth talking about for the home user.

Like AWK: says, aluminum's oxide coating protects it from reactions with the weak acidity and alkalinity found in normal foods.  And steam doesn't react with aluminum to produce hydrogen, that's magnesium metal that does that.

Furthermore, like AWK: said, generally aluminum foil isn't used in the microwave, it blocks and absorbs microwaves and the food won't cook evenly.  Now, many things behave strangely in a microwave -- things that contain water heat up, thing's that don't do not, things that block microwaves, if they have parts pointed up, may cause arcing, and damage the magnetron, or at least, the plastic wall of the microwave between the magnetron and the cooking space.

You can observe this yourself, if you don't care about the potential damage, with flat aluminum foil, aluminum foil bent up, an unwanted CD-ROM or even a grape, split in half.  Or you can avoid household damage by browsing the internet for people who've been playing around is such fashion for a while now.  But I don't see good support for your hydrogen explosion.
Hey, I'm not judging.  I just like to shoot straight.  I'm a man of science.

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Re: Does Al foil produce Hydrogen in Oven?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2008, 06:30:01 AM »
Thank you so much for your replies. I got it

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