On Nov 25, 4:25*am, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
" fired this volley :

worksÿonÿsteelÿtoo.

How? *It might scavange other metals from the alloy, leaving the iron to be
washed away as dust, but it's already iron "fully burnt" with chlorine. *
It's iron chloride.

Iron forms both ferric and ferrous ions (so it's only 'fully burnt'
when it
loses the third electron).