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Spark in a test tube...
Yep, Waffler gave you the easiest way. Most Barbecue Grill lighters cost about $10 dollars new, just ...
25-10-2006 at 14:45
by: mericad193724
Sulfuric Acid Production: Revisited
I think I will try to boil down Battery Acid. I just bought 900ml for $4 US, its around 40% so that ...
25-10-2006 at 11:44
by: mericad193724
Sulfuric Acid Production: Revisited
Ways of producing H2SO4 have been discussed many times here on SMDB, but there is still no simple wa ...
24-10-2006 at 13:10
by: mericad193724
Meet new moderator The_Davster
WooHoo! Congratulations Rogue! You deserve it :)

You have put a lot of time and effort into helpi ...
22-10-2006 at 13:07
by: mericad193724
Isolating Methyl Salicylate
BeerChloride,

you are right the black stuff was the methyl salicylate. I neutralized this with Na ...
20-10-2006 at 19:30
by: mericad193724
Isolating Methyl Salicylate
Thanks for trying it out Rogue!

I just tried salting it out (NaCl) and that didn't work so I adde ...
18-10-2006 at 17:28
by: mericad193724
Isolating Methyl Salicylate
I thought it sinks on water...it is more dense(1.184 g/ml) and Vogel says to remove the lower layer ...
18-10-2006 at 16:31
by: mericad193724
Isolating Methyl Salicylate
I have been spending the last few days doing Methyl Salicylate synthesis. I used 20g Salicylic acid, ...
18-10-2006 at 14:24
by: mericad193724
Making mantles and glas-cols.
Awesome job BeerChloride!

You have inspired me and I will made a heating mantle for my 500ml RBF. ...
14-10-2006 at 05:57
by: mericad193724
Potassium Hydroxide Synthesis
Don't get me wrong...I would LOVE to buy some hydrated lime, slaked Lime, or Limestone...its just no ...
12-10-2006 at 17:37
by: mericad193724
convincing the parental unit
I had a similar problem when starting out with chemistry at home. The proposal to my parents that se ...
12-10-2006 at 16:07
by: mericad193724
Potassium Hydroxide Synthesis
I just tried taking 1 gram of Precipitated CaCO3 and heating it with propane on a ceramic wire gauze ...
11-10-2006 at 17:21
by: mericad193724
Potassium Hydroxide Synthesis
It seems that my proposed synthesis is impractical.

IIRC you can make CaO from CaCO3 by heating i ...
11-10-2006 at 13:05
by: mericad193724
Potassium Hydroxide Synthesis
We all have easy access to NaOH crystals as drain opener, but it is much harder if not impossible to ...
11-10-2006 at 11:57
by: mericad193724
German Pyrex Beaker???
Not_important is right. It would be best to compare the composition and and treatment of all the dif ...
7-10-2006 at 05:06
by: mericad193724
German Pyrex Beaker???
Haha...I love nationalism!

Some of you guys that are saying German glassware is THE BEST glasswar ...
6-10-2006 at 15:24
by: mericad193724
German Pyrex Beaker???
I placed an order with homelearning tools for a few items such as one 400ml Pyrex beaker. I just rec ...
4-10-2006 at 12:44
by: mericad193724
Drying Glassware
Thanks for the input everyone.

Rinsing with any solvent but distilled water won't work for me bec ...
1-10-2006 at 12:13
by: mericad193724
Drying Glassware
Hello,

I just bought a 300 mm graham condensor. After I used it for distillation I washed it with ...
30-9-2006 at 14:05
by: mericad193724
Had a small fire in the lab this evening... was making ether of all things.
I have been thinking about getting a small fire extinguisher for my lab (AKA garage). There small ex ...
27-9-2006 at 15:10
by: mericad193724
Scale
Over the summer I borrowed a high quality lab scale from my school (.01g). I now need to buy my own ...
21-9-2006 at 15:02
by: mericad193724
Pyrophoric FeO ?
Chemoleo...I have a book called "Visualizing chemistry: An Investigation for Teachers" ... it is bas ...
20-9-2006 at 18:26
by: mericad193724
Pyrophoric FeO ?
I am trying to get my hands on some FeO (no...its not for thermite). I found one method of producing ...
20-9-2006 at 17:18
by: mericad193724
Lactose from Milk
I am currently attempting the extraction of lactose from milk...and I messed up the procedure.

I ...
18-9-2006 at 13:48
by: mericad193724
BINGO!
Ok...I think I got it!

I can add NaOH to the Acetone/EtOH to make sodium ethoxide which is insol ...
14-9-2006 at 12:58
by: mericad193724
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