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Offline process1

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How to produce heat....
« on: June 24, 2008, 10:34:10 AM »
Hi there.

I am just wondering which two chemicals (that can be contained) can react together to produce a fairly strong heat?

Any help would be much appreciated
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Offline realmjumper99

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Re: How to produce heat....
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2008, 11:13:19 AM »
Pretty much any acid/base combo would work. When you react an acid with a base you get salt, water and heat. You can even notice heat when mixing baking soda and vinegar
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Offline macman104

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Re: How to produce heat....
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2008, 11:51:01 AM »
Please be careful though!  Some mixtures can produce a lot of heat, and it can be dangerous to touch.

Can you tell us what you need a large amount of heat for, and maybe someone can suggest a safe way to go about what you are attempting.
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Re: How to produce heat....
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2008, 12:19:02 PM »
The following wikipedia article mentions some of the chemical reactions used tor elease heat in hand warmers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_warmer).
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