Re: Nuclear Chicago Q Gas

[Gerald Feldman <gfeldman@uci.edu>]

My good ol' trusty Handbook of Chemistry and Physics gives the formula for
Q-gas as:        

   1.3% C4H10 (Butane) and 98.7% Helium.                   

Hope this helps.   

Gerald Feldman
gfeldman@uci.edu  
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At 06:49 PM 7/25/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Group,
>       I was contacted by a facility that found a compressed gas cylinder
>labeled as containing "Q gas" for a Nuclear Chicago instrument.  The
>facility would like to know the chemical composition of the gas so they
>can dispose of the cylinder in a responsible manner.  Can any of you
>"old-timers" help?
>Ed Leidholdt
>San Francisco
>Leidholdt.Edwin@forum.va.gov
>(415) 744-6243
>
>