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Offline kkmlk23

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Understanding Pyrophoric Substances
« on: May 27, 2010, 07:08:27 PM »
I know that pyrophoric substances burst into flames when exposed to air, and intake oxygen at a rapid rate. But can someone give me a little more details about pyrophoricity, I can't find enough information on google to truly grasp it yet.
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Re: Understanding Pyrophoric Substances
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2010, 07:17:11 PM »
Study the safety issues with t-butylithium to start your studies in pyrophoric substances:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Butyllithium
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