The Hindenburg was filled with flammable hydrogen but recent research suggests that hydrogen was not the primary matrial involved in its tragic demise

Do you think an aluminum can would behave in the same manner as powdered aluminum? Explain your answer in detail.

Aluminum would behave the same as powdered aluminum under different conditions. For example, you would have to heat aluminum to about 2300 degrees Celcius for it to burn. For powdered aluminum to ignite, you would only have to have an electrical charge.

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