What is thermite?
Q: What is thermite?
A: Thermite is an incendiary mixture made of an oxide of a less reactive metal mixed with a more reactive metal.
Q: Is thermite an explosive material?
A: No, thermite is not an explosive material.
Q: What happens when iron(III) oxide-aluminium mixture is used for thermite?
A: In the mixture of iron(III) oxide and aluminium used for thermite, the iron(III) oxide oxidizes the aluminium, being reduced to iron in the process, and the aluminium is oxidized to aluminium oxide.
Q: What are some of the other metal oxides and metals that can be used for thermite?
A: Some of the other metal oxides and metals that can be used for thermite are boron, magnesium, calcium, titanium, zinc, silicon, copper(II) oxide, chromium(III) oxide, iron(II,III) oxide, manganese(IV) oxide, silicon dioxide, boron trioxide, or lead(II,IV) oxide.
Q: Can a metal be used with its metal oxide for thermite?
A: No, a metal cannot be used with its metal oxide for thermite.
Q: Why can't a metal be used with its metal oxide for thermite?
A: A metal cannot be used with its metal oxide for thermite because the metal has to be more reactive than the metal in the oxide, or the thermite will not work.
Q: What does thermite burn very fast and very hot?
A: Thermite burns very fast and very hot.
