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Subject: The new Crusade
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Date: Fri, 3-Oct-86 19:40:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  3 19:40:18 1986
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In article <3927@utah-cs.UUCP>, b-davis@utah-cs.UUCP (Brad Davis) says:

>>>> that's funny. i used to make ammonium tri-iodide, didn't know about
>>>> nitrogen tri-iodide...wonder which is better? i had some pretty tremendous
>>>> explosions with mine...
>>> If you're talking about the stuff you get reacting 28% Ammonia (really
>>> Ammonium Hydroxide) with Iodine cystals I think NI3 is closer to the

...blah,blah,blah...

>>If there is any heat produce it is very little.  It is NI3 (nitrogen
>>tri-iodide).  It does not blow up wet.  If you get too much it's own weight
>>will set it off.  I have never seen anything that was so much as burnt from

...ad nauseum...

>A little chemistry for all of you computer jocks out there.  The name is
>more properly ammmonium tri-iodide not nitrogen tri-iodide.  I could tell
>you why it isn't NI3 but that isn't as important to the discussion.
>
>Ammonia is NH3.  Iodine is I2.  The ammonia is bound to the iodine with
>a property call hydrogen bonding. Hydrogen bonding comes about because

...etc, etc, etc.

CP SET :-) ON

     The time has come for a new crusade.  I officially declare war on all
the unwashed scum who would turn soc.motss into net.chemistry.trivia.  I
call upon my good brothers and sisters to join me in this cause.  Death to
the chemistry fanatics!!!

CP SET :-) OFF

     Please folks, could we drop this already??

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