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From: Debbie M. Decker <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] 4% vs. 5% hydrogen
Date: Jun 5, 2018 23:34 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Hi all:
Riddle me this – why is 5% hydrogen in nitrogen considered NOT flammable and 4% in argon considered flammable? Tried to reach Praxair but no one is home.
This makes absolutely no sense to me.
Thanks,
Debbie
Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow
Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety
Councilor and Programming Co-Chair
University of California, Davis
(530)754-7964
(530)304-6728
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can proceed violently in the presence of an idiot."