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In the Classroom
Tested Demonstrations
Ignition of Hydrogen Balloons by Model-Rocket-Engine Igniters
Nicholas T. Hartman
Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802

Checked by Ed Vitz
Department of Chemistry, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530

Cover
July 2003
Vol. 80 No. 7
p. 774
Abstract
An alternative method for initiating the explosion of hydrogen-filled balloons is presented. Inexpensive model-rocket-engine igniters connected to a battery provide a safe method for the remote ignition of these balloons. The demonstration provides a novel alternative to using a wick on a pole as the source of ignition and is particularly applicable to chemistry "magic shows".
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*  Citation
 Hartman, Nicholas T. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 774.
*  Keywords
 Demonstrations; Gases; General Chemistry; Hydrogen; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids; Thermodynamics
*  History
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Last Updated:		 June 4, 2003
February 28, 2005
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