I cleaned my gas stove using a product called 'exit mould'. It contains Sodium Hydroxide, alkaline salts and Sodium Hydrochlorite.
The stove now emits a green flame when i light it.
Am I likely to blow myself up if I leave it on? Should I light it again and leave it burning until the flame goes back to blue?
2007-02-05 17:23:37 · 5 answers · asked by Allieee 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The green flame is most likely copper particles you dislodged into the grates or some copper substance mixed in the cleaning compound; and the hot gas flame is oxidizing them. If you haven't damaged any gas plumbing while cleaning, I doubt that you're threatened, if the cleaning product was designed for such. I would think that the green tint would be short lived and assume it doesn't give off any offensive odor.
2007-02-05 17:35:20 · answer #1 · answered by answerING 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 08:22:20 · answer #2 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Older&Wiser has the right answer. For a reaction to occur there needs to be a catalist. In this case its an external flame or spark that is used to ignite the fuel source. Once any of the fuel source is removed or the heat is lowered too low then the reation will stop. These are fire fighting priciples... Remove the heat or remove the fuel and you stop the reaction. In regaurds to your question though, think about a very hot summer day... More fires? Sure for several reasons... but one being preheated fuels. Higher temperatures increase reation rate when dealing with fires. For something to combust or burn it must be heated to is combustion point. Auto-igntion temp of propain is 1004 deg F. At this point and above propain will stay ignited.
2016-05-23 22:39:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is safe to let it on and leave it until it turns blue again. the green flame is only due to the residue of the product you used. Once int is consumed fully, the flame will turn back to its color.
2007-02-05 17:36:09 · answer #4 · answered by ann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very likely a result of the salts in the cleaning stuff you used.
No, it probably won't blow up.
2007-02-05 17:33:47 · answer #5 · answered by extton 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋