At 04:04 am 28-02-05 -0600, Sparber wrote: > BTW. Don't discount the Deuterium (as HDO &D2O) in the water and > as DCL in the HCL. > > Even though it wasn't discovered yet. :-) > > Frederick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frederick Sparber > To: vortex-l > Sent: 2/28/05 4:42:25 AM > Subject: Re: Explosive Antimony on Platinum, Cold Fusion in 1855? > > > Frank Grimer wrote > >> At 01:21 pm 27-02-05 -0600, Sparber wrote: > >>> Is it possible that the Platinum-Antimony, Platinum-Hydride interface >>> set up conditions for Cold Fusion, that released 82 Kilojoule per >>> gram of Explosive Antimony in Gore's 1855 experiments?
>> That's quite a thought, Fred. >> >> History has often shown, with hindsight, that there were >> clear precursors to paradigm shifting discoveries which >> at the time were just too mind blowing for people to >> take in. >> >> Frank Grimer > After going through about every possible exothermic > chemical reaction that are orders of magnitude below > what Gore reported, I would be surprised at any > explanation other than CANR, Frank. > > http://www.lateralscience.co.uk/Fluorine/exant.html > > http://www.lateralscience.co.uk/Fluorine/Sb.html > > > Gore (1855) found that if a current of electricity is > passed through a solution of antimony trichloride > in hydrochloric acid---using an antimony anode, and a > platinum cathode---an amorphous powder of specific gravity > of 5.78 is deposited on the cathode. The cathode has > the appearance of a smooth polished graphite rod. The > deposit appears to be solid solution of antimony trichloride > in metastable alpha-antimony. > > If this deposit be rubbed or scratched, an explosion occurs > > The explosion is attended by the allotropic transformation > of then metastable or alpha-form of antimony into the stable > beta-form or the rhombohedral variety, at the same time the > temperature rises to about 250 degrees C, and 19,600 calories > of heat are evolved per gram of antimony. > > Clouds of antimony trichloride are given off at the same time. > Hence the term Explosive Antimony is given to a solid solution > (4 to 12 percent) of the trihalide in alpha-antimony." > > The heat of combustion of H2 + 1/2 O2 is 54,000 calories per > mole (18 grams), or 3.000 calories per gram. > > The 19,600 calories per gram released by Explosive Antimony > is over 6.5 times this. > > On initial application of current there should be a flash > deposit of Hydrogen on the Platinum Cathode. After that, a > mix of Antimony Chlorine and Hydrogen. > > The exotherm energies of Antimony Chloride or Oxide is less > than 2.5 Kilojoule per gram. > > Way below the 82 Kilojoule per gram of Explosive Antimony that > Gore reported in > 1855. > Thoroughly fascinated by all the speculations I googled both the above URL's. I noticed that the date in the first was:- "... prepared by G.Gore in 1858 ..." The second gives the same date. Now you've written 1855 both on your subject headers and in the body of your post. I presume that is because your finger twitches with excitement when it hits the numerical keyboard - Or is there some other reference which gives the date 1855. Eighteen-fifty-five is twice as long ago as the date of the International Critical Data tables I used to mine the water/water vapour power laws from the spoil heap. If the date is capable of becoming garbled in the meantime, then so are other factoids. Are the 1855s correct? Or are they typos? As the British Satirical magazine, "Private Eye" puts it, "I think we should be told." ;-) Cheers Frank Grimer
