Ming Zuo

Chapter 203 Genius and Madman

The big slap slapped his face, and the young man's face was visibly swollen.

But he was very stubborn, without any fear.

"I said that the gas is different, I want to show you, I am not lying."

The steward wanted to fight again, but was stopped by Zuo Dai.

"Yanghuowang, don't you see the seat here?"

The steward then stopped, but the way he was wheezing and wheezing, he was obviously very angry.

"It's because I didn't manage it well and let this kid mess around. If you want to punish, just punish me."

Zuo Menggeng nodded, and didn't say whether he agreed or disagreed, but looked at the young man.

"Chen Shuangjin, you have grown up, and you are actually playing with fire in the factory area?"

Of course he knew this young man, he was still in school last year.Unexpectedly, after returning from Gyeonggi, Chen Shuangjin had entered the gunpowder factory.

Being targeted by Zuo Menggeng, Chen Shuangjin finally knew he was afraid.

But very wronged.

"I told them that the gas was different, but they didn't believe it. I just wanted to show them, and I didn't want to cause trouble."

Now that it happened, it was impossible for Zuo Menggeng not to deal with it.

"What's the matter?"

Chen Shuangjin unscrewed the restraint of the security team, and handed the skin bag in front of Zuo Menggeng.

"A few days ago, when I was working in the sulfuric acid pool, I found that when the iron fell into the pool, air bubbles would be produced. I thought, it is iron, but the pool is full of sulfuric acid, so how can there be air bubbles? Later I took a piece of iron to test, and found that every time iron and sulfuric acid come into contact, air bubbles will be produced. So I went to get such a leather bag to collect the gas.”

Hearing him talk about this, Yang Huowang's anger came up again.

"Senior, Minister, you don't know. This brat was so angry because of that, he almost fell into the pool. At that time, I was frightened. I taught him a lesson, but he still didn't listen."

Chen Shuangjin pouted his neck, plausibly speaking.

"When I was in school, the attendees personally said that there are several kinds of gas in the air we live in. Each gas is different and has different uses. I just want to see, the sulfuric acid and iron Produced...a chemical reaction, what kind of gas is coming out?"

Zuo Menggeng's expression turned subtle, and he asked, "Then have you noticed any difference in this kind of qi?"

Speaking of this, Chen Shuangjin immediately became excited.

"Chan Zuo, I collected these qi last time and found that they are very light. Look..."

With that said, he let go of the skin bag in his hand.As a result, everyone saw that the skin bag was suspended in the air and did not fall down.

Although this skin bag is made very lightly, even if it is filled with air in the past, it is impossible for the skin bag to float like this.

Everyone still has this common sense.

But because of this, many people were amazed, and at the same time realized that Chen Shuangjin should have really discovered something.

Chen Shuangjin is not finished yet.

"In addition to being light, this qi can burn as soon as it comes into contact with fire. Guanshi Yang and they don't believe it, so I wanted to demonstrate it to them."

Looking at this reckless young man, Zuo Menggeng didn't know what to say.

Is he short-sighted, or is he lucky?

It was a stroke of luck to discover hydrogen.

Cavendish, who discovered hydrogen in history, discovered hydrogen because he saw the bubbles produced by the action of iron flakes and hydrochloric acid.

Of course, hydrogen can be obtained by the action of iron, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid.

Cavendish was deceived by the "phlogiston theory", thinking that what he got was water, and did not realize that it was a brand new element.

Later, it was Lavoisier who repeated Cavendish's experiment to verify the existence of the new gas and named it hydrogen.

Unexpectedly, in China in the first half of the seventeenth century, a young man with a little knowledge of chemistry would have discovered hydrogen earlier than Cavendish and Lavoisier.

What is the use of hydrogen in this era, Zuo Menggeng does not know.

But what he knew very well was that this discovery represented the birth of chemical elements.

From then on, chemistry will enter a new stage.

This is the basis for the chemical industry and the future of the chemical industry, and its importance is self-evident.

From this aspect, Chen Shuangjin's discovery is invaluable, even if the entire mercury fulminate factory is blown up, it is worth it.

"You said that the gas you found can burn, then show it to the big guys."

After receiving Zuo Menggeng's order, Chen Shuangjin became more energetic.

He grabbed the leather bag, turned the hole upwards, and then made a fire first.

Just looking at his actions, Zuo Menggeng knew that he already had a certain understanding of hydrogen.

Why should the mouth of the skin face up?
Because hydrogen is lighter, once the skin is opened, the hydrogen will definitely float out.

Sure enough, when Chen Shuangjin opened the opening and put the fire pocket on it, everyone saw azure flames sprouting from the opening of the skin bag, which was completely different from the usual flames.

The most amazing thing is that the fire didn't spread yet, it didn't reach the skin, but went straight up.

After burning for about tens of breaths, the flame gradually began to go out, indicating that the air in the skin bag was gone.

At this moment, the big guy was finally convinced that Chen Shuangjin really did not lie, he really discovered a novel gas.

Seeing the big guys talking about it, Chen Shuangjin was triumphant, and finally got back on the stage.

Of course Zuo Menggeng would not let go of this opportunity, and asked, "Then do you know what this kind of qi is?"

Chen Shuangjin scratched his head.

"It seems to be water. The air I saved last time turned into water when I looked back."

No one laughed at his statement.

Those who can work here must have been exposed to basic knowledge.Know the general relationship between water and air, and also know that after air condenses, it will turn into water.

So Chen Shuangjin has a basis for saying this.

But Yang Huowang doubted: "You said this thing is water? Then why can't the water be lighted?"

Chen Shuangjin didn't understand it either, but he could understand it by himself.

"You don't understand that, do you? That thing, if it's gas, can burn. If it's water, of course it won't burn."

This was obviously going awry, and Zuo Menggeng had to correct it.

"I don't think so. I think this kind of qi is fused with the air in front of us, and then it becomes water. So can it be said that the kind of qi you discovered actually exists in water? Maybe you can use What is the way to separate this gas from the water?"

A group of people were shocked when they heard this, not sure if what Zuo Menggeng said was right.

But one advantage of these people is that their knowledge was taught by Zuo Menggeng.If you don't understand, you can only listen to Zuo Menggeng.

Of course Zuo Menggeng knew what he said was right.

Because the chemical formula of water is HO, it naturally contains hydrogen.

What Zuo Menggeng didn't know was that the method of extracting hydrogen from water is quite difficult even in later generations.

But he knows that hydrogen is very useful, and it is even more meaningful for the study of chemical elements.

Chen Shuangjin understood and was pleasantly surprised.

"Sensei, I did the right thing, didn't I?"

Zuo Menggeng's face changed, and then he remembered that this guy was actually playing with open fire in the mercury fulminate factory.

There are hundreds of workers here. Once an accident occurs, the consequences are unimaginable.

"You violated the factory system and almost caused serious consequences. You can't escape the crime. Someone, take him down and put him in confinement for five days."

Chen Shuangjin didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and he didn't understand why the attitude of this attendee was always so strange?
It wasn't until someone grabbed his arm and forced him to leave that he didn't realize it.

"Sensei, you don't mean what you say! You said it all, I did nothing wrong! Seno..."

Seeing Chen Shuangjin being taken away, the others had strange expressions.

If everyone remembers correctly, if you dare to play with open flames in the mercury fulminate factory, according to the regulations, you will be executed.

Only five days of confinement...

Zuo Menggeng is also very frank and doesn't want everyone to misunderstand.

"The gas discovered by Chen Shuangjin is tantamount to creating a new discipline. If it goes deeper, it will have a huge impact on our world. Talents are rare, and I am extrajudicial. Please forgive me."

Everyone hurriedly said they didn't dare, but the awkwardness in their hearts dissipated.

Although Zuo Menggeng violated the factory regulations, his candid attitude was accepted by everyone.

Everyone can accept the argument that talents are rare.

Especially Zuo Menggeng said that this will be a brand-new discipline, and everyone is looking forward to what great achievements Chen Shuangjin can do in the future.

With everyone's understanding, Zuo Menggeng also breathed a sigh of relief, and told Zuo Dai and Fu Yusun: "After Chen Shuangjin is released, allocate funds for him to build a separate laboratory away from other places. He needs sulfuric acid, Nitric acid and other things must be met in the factory. Of course, he will not use too much."

Unexpectedly, during an inspection, a local chemist was found, which made Zuo Menggeng extremely happy.

He is looking forward to what Chen Shuangjin can bring to China's chemical industry.

(End of this chapter)