Timeline for Why does silicon not react with dioxygen?
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| Apr 12, 2018 at 12:29 | comment | added | matt_black | Both graphite and diamond will burn in oxygen if you heat them enough (and you don't need extreme temperatures). | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 3:50 | history | edited | Gaurang Tandon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 19, 2014 at 18:15 | comment | added | Abel Friedman | He didn't say. But the OP had pure oxygen on hand, that helps combustion, and once started, the heat generated from combustion helps sustain the reaction. | |
| Oct 19, 2014 at 18:11 | comment | added | Brinn Belyea | How hot was that compared to OP's lab experiment? | |
| Oct 19, 2014 at 18:01 | comment | added | Abel Friedman | At Chernobyl the graphite moderator did light on fire, didn't it? | |
| Oct 19, 2014 at 15:13 | history | answered | Brinn Belyea | CC BY-SA 3.0 |