The big rounded palm was smeared on the face, and the young man's face was visibly swollen.
But he was very stubborn and not afraid at all.
"I said that my anger was different. I want to show you that I didn't lie."
The steward wanted to beat him again, but Zuoshiro stopped him.
"Yang Huo is strong, don't you see the ginseng seat here?"
The steward just stopped, but he was panting heavily, obviously he was very angry.
"Take a seat, it's because I didn't manage it well and let this kid do all sorts of things. If you want to punish me, just punish me."
Zuo Mengeng nodded, without saying whether he agreed or disagreed, but looked at the young man.
"Chen Shuangjin, you are so capable, but you are actually playing with fire in the factory?"
Of course he knew this young man, he was still in class last year. Unexpectedly, after returning from Gyeonggi Province, Chen Shuangjin had already entered the gunpowder factory.
Being targeted by Zuo Mengeng, Chen Shuangjin finally knew he was afraid.
But I feel aggrieved.
"I told them that the anger was different, but they didn't believe it. I just wanted to show them, and I didn't want to cause trouble."
Now that we have encountered it, it is impossible for Zuo Mengeng not to deal with it.
"What's wrong with you?"
Chen Shuangjin turned aside the restraints of the security team and handed the leather bag in front of Zuo Mengeng.
"Some days ago, when I was working in the sulfuric acid pool, I found that when iron blocks fell into the pool, bubbles would be produced. I thought, it is obviously iron, and there is sulfuric acid in the pool, how could bubbles be produced? Later, I brought a piece of iron to test it, and found that every time iron and sulfuric acid came together, bubbles would be produced. So I made a skin bag like this to collect the gas."
Hearing him talk about this, Yang Huowang became angry again.
"Sir, minister, you don't know. This brat almost fell into the pool because he was so angry about something. It scared me at the time. I taught him a lesson, but he still didn't listen."
Chen Shuangjin rubbed his neck and spoke plausibly.
"When I was in class at school, I personally said that there are several kinds of Qi in the air we live in. Each kind of Qi is different and has different uses. I just want to see, this sulfuric acid and iron A chemical reaction occurs... and what kind of gas comes out?"
Zuo Mengeng's expression became subtle and asked: "Then have you noticed any difference in this kind of energy?"
Speaking of this, Chen Shuangjin immediately became excited.
"Senzuo, I collected these qi last time and found that they are so light. Look..."
As he spoke, he released the leather 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 thin, in the past, even if it was filled with air, it would not be possible for the skin bag to float like this.
Everyone still has this bit of common sense.
But because of this, many people were amazed and at the same time realized that Chen Shuangjin must have really discovered something.
Chen Shuangjin is not done yet.
"In addition to being light, this Qi can burn when it touches fire. Manager Yang and others didn't believe it, so I just thought of showing it to them."
Looking at this reckless young man, Zuo Mengeng didn't know what to say.
Are you saying he is short-sighted, or are you saying he is lucky?
It was a stroke of luck that hydrogen gas was discovered.
Cavendish, who discovered hydrogen in history, discovered hydrogen after seeing the bubbles produced by the action of iron sheets and hydrochloric acid.
Of course, hydrogen can be obtained by reacting with iron and hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid.
Cavendish was deceived by the "phlogiston theory" and thought he was getting water, not realizing that it was a brand new element.
Later, it was Lavoisier who repeated Cavendish's experiment and verified 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 exposure to chemical knowledge actually discovered hydrogen earlier than Cavendish and Lavoisier.
Zuo Mengeng didn't know what use hydrogen had in this era.
But one thing he knew very well was that this discovery represented the birth of chemical elements.
From now on, chemistry will enter a new stage.
This is the basis for whether the chemical industry and the chemical industry can have great potential in the future, and its importance is self-evident.
From this aspect, Chen Shuangjin's discovery is extremely valuable, even if it blows up the entire mercury fulminate factory.
"You said that the qi you discovered can burn, then show it to everyone."
After receiving Zuo Mengeng's order, Chen Shuangjin became even more energetic.
He grabbed the skin bag, turned the mouth upward, and then lit the fire fold first.
Just by looking at his movements, Zuo Mengeng knew that he already had a certain understanding of hydrogen gas.
Why does the mouth of the skin have to face upward?
Because hydrogen is lighter, once the skin bag is opened, the hydrogen will definitely float out.
Sure enough, when Chen Shuangjin opened the opening and put the fire folder up, everyone saw a blue flame coming out of the opening of the skin, which was completely different from the flames commonly seen.
The most amazing thing is that the fire will not spread, it will not burn the skin, but will go straight upward.
After burning for perhaps dozens of breaths, the flames gradually began to extinguish, indicating that the air in the skin was gone.
This time, everyone was finally convinced that Chen Shuangjin was not lying and that he had really discovered a novel gas.
Seeing everyone talking incessantly, Chen Shuangjin felt proud and finally regained his place.
Of course, Zuo Mengeng would not miss this opportunity and asked: "Then do you know what this kind of anger is?"
Chen Shuangjin scratched his head.
"It seems like water. The energy I saved last time turned into water when I looked back."
No one laughed at his statement.
People who can work here must have been exposed to basic knowledge. We know the general relationship between water and air, and we also know that after air condenses, it turns into water.
So what Chen Shuangjin said is well-founded.
However, Yang Huowang was suspicious: "You said this thing is water? Then why can't water light it?"
Chen Shuangjin actually doesn’t understand it either, but he can understand it on his own.
"Don't you understand this? If that thing is gas, it can burn. If it turns into water, of course it won't burn."
This was obviously a mistake, and Zuo Mengeng had to correct it.
"I don't think so. I think this kind of Qi merges with the air in front of us, and then turns into water. So can it be said that the kind of Qi you discovered actually exists in water? Maybe you can use How can we separate this air from the water?"
A group of people were surprised and confused after hearing this, not sure whether Zuo Mengeng was right or not.
But one good thing about these people is that their knowledge was taught by Zuo Mengeng. If you encounter someone who doesn't understand, you can only listen to Zuo Mengeng.
Of course Zuo Mengeng knew what he said was right.
Because the chemical formula of water is H₂O, it naturally contains hydrogen.
What Zuo Mengeng didn't know was that extracting hydrogen from water would be very difficult even in later generations.
But he knew that hydrogen was very useful and had extraordinary significance for the study of chemical elements.
Chen Shuangjin understood and was pleasantly surprised.
"Senzuo, I did the right thing, didn't I?"
Zuo Mengeng's expression 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. If an accident occurs, the consequences are unimaginable.
"You violated the factory rules and almost caused serious consequences. You cannot escape the blame. Someone, please take him down and lock him up for five days."
Chen Shuangjin didn't come back to his senses for a long time. He didn't understand why the attitude of this attendant always changed so suddenly.
It wasn't until someone grabbed his arm and escorted him away that he realized what he was doing.
"Senzuo, you don't mean what you say! You have said it, I did nothing wrong! Shenzuo..."
Watching Chen Shuangjin being escorted away, the others had strange expressions.
If you remember correctly, if you dare to play with open fire in the mercury fulminate factory, according to regulations, you will be executed.
Only five days of confinement...
Zuo Mengeng was also very frank and did not want everyone to misunderstand.
"The gas discovered by Chen Shuangjin is tantamount to creating a whole new subject. If we go deeper, it will have a huge impact on our world. Talents are rare. I am extraordinarily merciful. I beg for your forgiveness."
Everyone hurriedly said they didn't dare, but the awkwardness in their hearts also dissipated.
Although Zuo Mengeng violated the factory's regulations, his candid attitude was still accepted by everyone.
Everyone can accept the statement that talents are rare.
Especially what Zuo Mengeng said, this will be a brand new discipline, which makes everyone look forward to what great achievements Chen Shuangjin can do in the future.
After receiving everyone's understanding, Zuo Mengeng breathed a sigh of relief and told Zuo Dai and Fu Yusun: "After Chen Shuangjin is released, allocate funds to build a separate laboratory for him, far away from other places. He needs sulfuric acid, The factory must be satisfied with nitric acid and other things. Of course, he won’t use too much.”
Unexpectedly, during one inspection, a local chemist was found. This result made Zuo Mengeng extremely happy.
He is looking forward to what Chen Shuangjin can bring to China's chemical industry.
