Re: NANFA-L-- Calcium chloride

Moontanman-in-aol.com
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:26:46 EST

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In a message dated 3/24/05 9:33:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,
EELReprah-in-aol.com writes:

> I know. Calcium chloride (anhydrous) will react moderately vigorously -- it
>
> gets hot, with water. Hydrated calcium chloride is used as a deicer. On the
> other hand, Calcium carbide reacts violently with water producing acetylene
> which
> is extremely flammable. It is the source of propulsion for those old (I am
> dating myself) carbide cannons we used for 4th of July when I was a kid.
>

When I was a kid we used Carbide lanterns to go fishing-in-night, I used to
have one but I couldn't find a source of Carbide to use with it. It is lost
among all my other junk now but it was a great way to light up the night. Oh yeah
I guess in my last message it should have been CaCl2 not CCl.

Moon

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In a message dated 3/24/05 9:33:25=20= AM Eastern Standard Time, EELReprah-in-aol.com writes:


I know. Calcium chloride (anhyd= rous) will react moderately vigorously -- it
gets hot, with water. Hydrated calcium chloride is used as a deicer. On the=20=
other hand, Calcium carbide reacts violently with water producing acetylene=20= which
is extremely flammable. It is the source of propulsion for those old (I am <= BR> dating myself) carbide cannons we used for 4th of July when I was a kid.


When I was a kid we used Carbide lanterns to go fishing-in-night, I used to=20= have one but I couldn't find a source of Carbide to use with it. It is lost=20= among all my other junk now but it was a great way to light up the night. Oh= yeah I guess in my last message it should have been CaCl2 not CCl.

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