Homebrew PCBs

You are right, thanks.

ST

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 7:05 AM,  <JanRwl@aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 5/22/2009 11:53:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> stefan_trethan@... writes:
>
> The  phosphorus was in some kind of oil, not water, water would ignite  it.
>
>
> Stefan:  You are confusing with POTASSIUM, I think.  Phosphorus  is
> NON-metallic, kinda a translucent white/yellowish solid about like frozen  butter
> in consistency at room-temperature, best I can recall.  It will  ignite in
> air at very low ambient temperature.  Potassium or Sodium will  "corrode" so
> fast when in contact with water than HEAT is generated, sufficient  to ignite
> the Hydrogen that is given off by the Na (or K)+H²O  reaction.