In a message dated 9/25/00 4:16:15 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Oops, missed this the first time. Since when has magnesium oxide (the
combustion product of magnesium and oxygen) been highly combustible? >>
Well done, Ian. Actually magnesium oxide is infusible, or difficult to set
aflame. It took a chemist to catch that. <g>
Robert
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