Description: When the brown solid, nitrogen triiodide, is touched with a feather mounted on a long pole, a loud explosion and a puff of violet smoke occurs.

This demonstration is also available on JCE "Chemistry Comes Alive!" CD-Rom Vol. 1 and on video tape.

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Source: Shakhashiri, B.Z. Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry

Year or vol: 1 page: 96

Keywords: Nitrogen Triiodide, Exothermic, Ammonia, Aqueous, Iodine