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**WARNING this information contains chemicals that are very corrosive and also toxic. Handle with care and make sure to dispose of properly. I would say if you just wanted to find if there is some amount of aluminum within the dust or the wheat and not a specific quantity, I would try some drain cleaner (NaOH or lye). Aluminum has a vigorous reaction with NaOH and thus can easily be observed if there is Al present in your dust. Try to use a small amount of your dust or wheat and a drop of drain cleaner to test. Here's the reaction taking place: 2Al + 2NaOH + 6H2O → 2Na[Al(OH)4] + 3H2 And if you'd like, here's a quick video of the reaction so you're not surprised by what will happen if you try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O3fOHYBXx0

Hello everyone, I've been trying to find a way to obtain elemental boron, and the idea of thermite interested me. Because who doesn't enjoy fire? For my boron source, I plan to use boric oxide (B2O3). But have been toying with the oxidizer.I know I could easily just use aluminum powder or magnesium powder, but I had some manganese powder laying around and it made me wonder if it could be used in the thermite reaction. Manganese as an oxide (Mn2O3) is a great reducer for thermites but as the metal? I would love to hear what anyone thinks about this topic. Thanks

A Period Table of Elements Collection collected by the author Theodore Gray, sponsored by Wolfram Research. Thought it was interesting. http://periodictable.com/