Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/28/84; site lll-crg.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!gymble!lll-crg!brooks From: brooks@lll-crg.ARPA (Eugene D. Brooks III) Newsgroups: net.rec Subject: Re: Re: Blowing things up Message-ID: <450@lll-crg.ARPA> Date: Sat, 9-Mar-85 19:29:35 EST Article-I.D.: lll-crg.450 Posted: Sat Mar 9 19:29:35 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 20:00:22 EST References: <579@unmvax.UUCP> <101600001@hplabs.UUCP> Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, CRG group Lines: 15 > Does anyone know an "easy" way to make Nitrogen Tri-iodide? That one is easy! Get yourself some iodine crystals and some household ammonia (The kind without the soap in it!) You put a PINCH of the crystals into a beaker full of ammonia and let the conversion take place. WARNING the reaction is exothermic and the whole beaker can get hot and start popping if you put too much iodine in. Trial and error works to get the ammount right! :-) Once the reaction has completed, you might change the ammonia every few hours, you let the black crystals settle and rinse off the ammona. The trick in handling the stuff is to not let it dry out so you have to pack it in water. The stuff is really HELL in keyholes. No warranty expressed, written or implied....