Thursday, February 23, 2006
Bengala


Some history before : in the ancient India , priest pressed in pyramidal or spherical shape stronzium salts with carbon , potassium chlorate , sulphur and burnt them in the semi-darkness of the temple : them were the 'bengala'.
Attention! The reaction raise a big amount of fume .Potassium chlorate and sugar must never be mixed up in a mortar , they can give an explosive reaction .
Tools : paper sheets , fireproof plate , pipettes , gloves and glasses
Reagents: Potassium chlorate , sugar powder , barium nitrate , stronzium nitrate , sodium nitrate
Red fire : 10 g KClO3 , 10 g sugar , 20 g Sr(NO3)2
Green fire : 10 g KClO3 , 10 g sugar , 20 g Ba(NO3)2
Yellow fire : 10g KClO3 , 10 g sugar , 20 g NaNO3
Execution : the substances are put on a big paper sheet , blended swinging carefully the paper and pored on the fireproof plate in a sausage shape .The blend can be burnt pipetting 1-2 drops of concentrated sulfuric acid on one extremity of the mix
Final treatment : the ashes are mixed with a NaOH (aq) solution , the filtered can be poured through the sink , the deposit stored in the heavy metal waste .