Glittering sparks! Antimony meets Chlorine
Sprinkle powdered antimony into chlorine gas and it bursts into a shower of glittering sparks as it becomes antimony chloride.
The result
- What it makes
- Antimony trichloride
- Equation
- 2Sb + 3Cl₂ → 2SbCl₃
- When it happens
- At room temperature
Fun fact from Fizzy: Ancient Egyptians used an antimony mineral called kohl as eye makeup!
🥽 Chlorine is a poisonous gas. This is only for professional labs.