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Offline Lamaraaa

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Toluene
« on: September 19, 2011, 02:20:35 PM »
i don't get it-why toluene burns with steaming flame?
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Re: Toluene
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2011, 03:29:06 PM »
is it because this arene(well,all of them) contains a lot of carbon pieces?
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Re: Toluene
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2011, 04:32:59 PM »
Not sure what a "steaming flame" is, but most arenes burn with a sooty yellow flame due to the high C to H ratio.
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Re: Toluene
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2011, 07:49:44 PM »
Ethylene burns with a bright blue flame, if anyone's interested.
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