I've decided to make dancing flames. It's done by burning a mixture of aluminum, copper sulfate and hydrochloric acid.

Sodium hydroxide isn’t super safe, but it is much less problem to buy, store, and use than battery acid. Aluminum naturally forms an oxide layer on its surface when exposed to air. Anodizing in ...

68% of aluminum, 80% of calcium, and 59% of titanium, as well as some rare earth elements—42% of yttrium was also solubilized. "Acid dissolution of mine waste is a promising way to make use of ...

precipitating out aluminum hydroxide. When additional base is added, the precipitate dissolves. The reactions can then be reversed with the addition of hydrochloric acid. The precipitate will reappear ...