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   Roger Stokes to Henry Spencer   
   Re: Specific Impulse of cyclic ozone?   
   04 Feb 05 05:30:02   
   
   From: rstokes1@san.rr.com   
      
   "Henry Spencer"  wrote in message   
   news:IBDD46.K56@spsystems.net...   
   > In article <20050203082901.T40453@eris.io.com>,   
   > Nyrath the nearly wise   wrote:   
   >>It goes on to state that while mundane ozone contains   
   >>about 1.5 volts in its molecular bonds, cyclic ozone   
   >>has about 3.0 volts...   
   >>Does anybody have any figures on the approximate   
   >>specific impulse of a hydrogen-cyclic ozone rocket?   
   >   
   > Considering that regular ozone is not used as an oxidizer because it is   
   > a powerful and touchy explosive, I don't even want to *think* about a   
   > version packing twice as much energy...   
      
   But can it be passivated? (PS: how does passivation work?)   
      
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