On 3/3/2012 1:05 PM, Gary wrote:
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> A Moose in Love wrote:
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>> On Mar 2, 12:46 pm, >
>> wrote:
>>> On 3/2/2012 10:09 AM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
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>>>> My concept goes like this - We are evolved from the sea so chances are
>>>> we'll do best with an electrolyte mixture like the sea.
>>>
>>> All of what we call "salt" comes from the same source. Commercially
>>> produced crystal table salt has been refined to a greater degree than
>>> coarser salts, but it is essentially the same thing as sea salt, rock
>>> salt, etc.
>>>
>>>> That's very
>>>> roughly 90% sodium, 9% potassium and 1% other mostly calcium for the
>>>> positive ions.
>>>
>>> Only because it's less refined, and frankly more contaminated with
>>> "non-salt" matter.
>>>
>>>> Table salt is close to 100% sodium.
>>
>> Salt is sodium choride. NaCl; one atom of sodium, and one atom of
>> chlorine.
>> (and no sqwertz i'm not a professor of chemistry at Wossamata U).
>> Na is heavier than Cl, so by weight there is more Na in the formula
>> than Cl.
>> I can't get a periodic table up; this morning my browser is o so slow.
>> One thing I do remember about sodium, is that it is very reactive when
>> exposed to air. It needs to be kept in some type of solution. I
>> forget the what nots (it's been a long time)
>> from wikipedia; search sodium properties
>> {
>> Care is required in handling elemental sodium, as it is potentially
>> explosive and generates flammable hydrogen and caustic sodium
>> hydroxide upon contact with water; powdered sodium may combust
>> spontaneously in air or oxygen.[58] Excess sodium can be safely
>> removed by hydrolysis in a ventilated cabinet; this is typically done
>> by sequential treatment with isopropanol, ethanol and water.
>> Isopropanol reacts very slowly, generating the corresponding alkoxide
>> and hydrogen.[59] Fire extinguishers based on water accelerate sodium
>> fires; those based on carbon dioxide and bromochlorodifluoromethane
>> lose their effectiveness when they dissipate. An effective
>> extinguishing agent is Met-L-X, which comprises approximately 5% Saran
>> in sodium chloride together with flow agents; it is most commonly hand-
>> applied with a scoop. Other materials include Lith+, which has
>> graphite powder and an organophosphate flame retardant, and dry sand.
>> }
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> Holy Crap! Talking about plain salt and you into the sodium rant? Both
> chemicals are very volatile on their own but.....give me a break....
> combined they make friendly SALT!
>
> LOL@!
>
> Hydrogen and Oxygen are both both flammable, but combined to make water....
>

Oxygen supports combustion but is not flammable in itself. Hydrogen
usually burns quietly in air or oxygen but some mixtures of oxygen and
hydrogen can explode (I seem to remember that the detonating mixture is
about that which would completely burn to water.)

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Jim Silverton

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