Name of the Chemical: when used to coat something, then burned, only the chemical coating is burned?

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Name of the Chemical: when used to coat something, then burned, only the chemical coating is burned, the item (lets say, money) is left intact.

(was in a show in our university chemistry exibit)

pisgahchemist · Accepted Answer

Ok.  You saw the trick where a dollar bill is soaked in a mixture of water and alcohol, and then ignited.  The trick is that the dollar bill soaks up water as well as alcohol.  The alcohol burns off pretty quickly, but there is not enough heat to dry out the dollar bill and ignite it.

Name of the Chemical: when used to coat something, then burned, only the chemical coating is burned?

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