Laze
(Lava Haze) - John Seach
Laze is a hydrochloric acid mist formed
by the action of lava on seawater.
Extreme heat from lava entering the
sea rapidly boils and vaporizes seawater, leading to a series of chemical
reactions.
The boiling and reactions produce
a large white plume, locally known as lava haze or laze, which contains
a mixture of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and concentrated seawater.
Key seawater chloride breakdown
reactions that produce HCl gas:
MgCl2 (sea salt) + H2O (steam) = MgO
(periclase) + 2HCl (HCl gas)
2 NaCl (sea salt) + H2O (steam) =
Na2O (sodium oxide) + 2 HCL (HCl gas)
CaCl2 (sea salt) + H2O (steam) =
CaO (lime) + 2 HCL (HCl gas)
Laze - Lava Haze
Kilauea Volcano
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