Glass Vials

Glass Vials What chemical catches on fire or burns when in contact with a living organism? It looks like sugar in its solid form, and when you get it in contact with a living organism in it's liq...


Glass Vials

Glass Vials
What chemical catches on fire or burns when in contact with a living organism?

It looks like sugar in its solid form, and when you get it in contact with a living organism in it's liquid form, after you heat it up, it burns, or catches on fire. Like if you put a popsicle stick in a glass vial of its liquid form, it would catch on fire.

Pure sodium would not look like sugar. I am thinking maybe you saw a demonstration with potassium chlorate. Potassium chlorate is a white, crystalline solid that looks like sugar. In a common experiment, potassium chlorate is melted in a flame. Once melted, some form of carbon (usually sugar based) is thrown into the test tube and flames shoot out.
I've included a link to a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUensqImzXM

 
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