Re: Burning Magnesium Under Water: Mr. Wizard Strikes Out

One thing to consider about putting Mg fires out with water: while
immersion in LIQUID watrer will do the trick, a large amount of burning
Mg will BOIL the water from the available heat. And once boiled into
steam, water is going to feed the Mg its oxygen and liberate hydrogen
(boom!).

Didn't I read one time on this NG about putting out a Mg fire and
getting an AMMONIA smell? That's magnesium nitride hydrolyzing, after
having formed by the burning of the magnesium in the NITROGEN of air!

--OL

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