What is this?

[xoo1246]

I found thease tubes :

<a href="http://w1.478.telia.com/~u47802930/tubes.jpg" target="_blank">http://w1.478.telia.com/~u47802930/tubes.jpg</a>

at my work(at a school) when we were cleaning out among some other chemicals. I haven't got a clue what it is, do you?

<small>[ July 05, 2002, 03:52 PM: Message edited by: xoo1246 ]</small>

[rikkitikkitavi]

Are they heavy?
like in the content having a high density? Then it is probably a lead or mercury salt.

Soluble in water?

/rickard

[Ctrl_C]

this might just be the way the picture was taken but it looks to me like there is a rod or something inside of a liquid? is this correct or am I seeing things?

If so, it might be sodium or something (although I've never seen it in rod/wire form submerged under some kind of oil. Whatever it is, chances are it is very reactive if stored under oil.

If not, ignore the previous paragraph. :)

[Fallout85]

It looks sorta like strips, or even sticks (rods), of red lithmus paper. Maybe that's what it is?

[xoo1246]

They are sticks, much like pencil leads. I will test solubility etc.
Thanks anyway.

[Ctrl_C]

be careful.

it may react with the water and burn.

[xoo1246]

I will only try a small amount and with my saftey gear on, outside.

[cutefix]

Hmmn looks like chimese incense sticks to me :D

[vulture]

If it looks like pencil leads it could very well be lithium.

[Einstein]

If it´s stored in oil then it could be lithium or red/white phosporus (sp?) or sodium or potassium. So, it is dangerous with water or air if it is in oil!

<small>[ July 28, 2002, 10:36 AM: Message edited by: Einstein ]</small>

[vulture]

Err, red/white phosphorus? The stuff is pencil gray...... Besides, red phosphorus doesn't autoignite and you don't store phosphorus under oil.

[kingspaz]

it has a black alatropic form.

<a href="http://chemserv.bc.edu/web-elements/P.html" target="_blank">http://chemserv.bc.edu/web-elements/P.html</a>

[xoo1246]

Don't worry, it seems to be some kind of salt, it dissolves well in water. Haven't tested any other properties.

[a_bab]

The black alotropic form of phosphorus is the most stabile; it's perfectly storable in the air. Only the white/yellow form needs to be stored under water or a inert gas.

[Boob Raider]

I can't see the pic :( .... but from the discription I am reading .... try adding a chloride soln to the grey stick salt soln. I am suspecting it to be AgNO3 sticks as I have had them in that form. And I don't think that liquid that seems like oil is oil.