What is happening in Thermite that allows Aluminum and Iron Oxide to burn so hot? Also, how is aluminum and iron able to burn like that considering they are metals?
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Like all chemical reactions it’s based on the energy in the bonds. The Aluminum-Oxygen bond is just at a much lower energy than the Iron-Oxygen bond so a lot of energy is released by this reaction.
Like all chemical reactions it’s based on the energy in the bonds. The Aluminum-Oxygen bond is just at a much lower energy than the Iron-Oxygen bond so a lot of energy is released by this reaction.
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