At 02:32 AM 3/17/03 EST, you wrote: >Alcohol fired flames applied to copper produces a formaldehyde gas
To the List Chemists,
How does this happen? It seems to me that some copper would have to be
consumed for this to occur, but them I'm no chemist. And maybe this
explains why certain alcohol-fired locomotive drivers I know (who shall
remain nameless) appear to be pickled most of the time. :-)
Regards,
Harry
