Today, we took a closer look at combustion reactions. This was important to look into because our big project for this chemistry section is on making rocket motors from scratch; also known as a combustion reaction. Here's what we did: First, we took a look at the fundamentals of atoms and the things that would be involved. Next, Andrew took multiple volumetric flasks filled 30% of water an mixed in a powdered form of citric acid. Then, we took small strips magnesium and coiled them. After dropping the pieces in, we quickly put a small balloon over the top of the flask. What I took away from this was how atoms react to different things. Up until now, I did not know any of the concepts behind atoms and what they do when meeting other atoms with the same and different energy levels and electron count.
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