We don’t understand the problem Umland describes. The system described is not closed, although the published diagram may appear to be closed. The system works under atmospheric pressure, so an explosion is unlikely to happen.
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Jiménez, Pilar Martínez; Bellido, Maria Salud Climent . J. Chem. Educ.2004 81 641.
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