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Alcohol Lamp Safety in Experiments by Adrian Bagayan is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document describes an experiment where a soft drink can is used to demonstrate the hazards of using a small amount of alcohol with an open flame. Students are instructed to bore a small hole in a can, add 3-5 drops of alcohol, spread it around the inside of the can, and then light it with a match through the hole. When ignited, the vaporized alcohol inside the can explodes like a firecracker, showing that even a small amount of alcohol can be dangerous if exposed to an open flame due to the volatile re

Author

Adrian Bagayan

Language

EN