i just made that test with pie alu.
i did 2 test in 2 smal pyrex glases i pored in 100ml of methanol pure grade HPLC in each of the two glases.
then came the HgCl2 in each small amount ofcourse gave it 5min to dissolve.
then because there was no water in my methanol i added some 10ml of dem. water.
now i had only two tests one for pie alu another one is the reguler alu i could find house hold one.
tok few grams of each and throuw the one alu in one glas and other in well other glas
. 2min after the pie alu began reacting small bubles everywear the reguler alu nothing.
after exactly 5min the pie alu was heating up the reguler stil nothing odd. i tok 5ml of pure nitromethane and poured in the glas with reguler alu nothing happened hmm maybee something went wrong. but when adding the nitromethane to the glas with pie alu the reaction got hottere(reflux hot) the pieces floated and dissolwed rapidly the solution got steelgrey like and on the bottom was grey sludge.
i think i am going on with the pie alu hehe
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pie alu thickness: unknown had no time to test it sorry.