Aluminum iodine reaction

Powdered aluminum and solid iodine are mixed and no reaction is observed. Adding water to the mixture initiates a reaction.

Credits: 
  • Design and Demonstration
    • George Gilbert Denison University, Granville, OH 43023
  • Contribution
    • Kelly Houston Jetzer University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
  • Video Production
    • Jerrold J. Jacobsen University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706
  • Text
    • George Gilbert Denison University, Granville, OH 43023
    • David Phillips Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN 47933