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Concentrating hydrochloric acid
In my experience, hydrochloric acid is easier synthesized from scratch than bought and purified.

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1-3-2018 at 13:43
by: ave369
Ammonium bifluoride
Never in my life as an amateur chemist I ever needed HF or a substitute (well, except that one case ...
21-2-2018 at 04:49
by: ave369
Reaction evolving H2 or CO gas, need help identifying
If CO would produce formates with alkalis in water, formic acid would be called carbonous acid and C ...
16-2-2018 at 13:21
by: ave369
Processing BaSO4 to either carbonate or sulfide
> Boiling BaSO4 with Sodium or potassium carbonate does indeed work.

Not just barium, it works ...
16-2-2018 at 13:17
by: ave369
Using leftover ethanol from brewing as solvent?
I, as an experienced moonshiner, can attest that the "heads" (called "pervach" in my country) make g ...
7-2-2018 at 12:47
by: ave369
Nitric Acid from Sodium Bisulfite and nitrates
[rquote=506301&tid=80370&author=ninhydric1]HSO3- isn't a strong enough acid to produce HNO3, ...
7-2-2018 at 00:12
by: ave369
why is it impossible to make synthetic wood and metals
The word "synthesis" is not applied to elemental substances such as metals, you usually speak of "is ...
13-1-2018 at 02:07
by: ave369
Phosphorous pentoxide from phosphate?
Does anyone have an experience of losing glassware to hot metaphosphoric acid? I've heard that it's ...
7-1-2018 at 12:12
by: ave369
The simplest preparation of sulfuric acid?!
Could anyone filter and dry the precipitate, dissolve it in water and use a pH test paper to check i ...
7-1-2018 at 12:06
by: ave369
Sodium azide toxicity
I'm not an expert on azides but I think they are blood agents, similarly to cyanides.
28-12-2017 at 12:01
by: ave369
Fuming HNO3 distillation plan - suggestions?
[rquote=499670&tid=78678&author=Tetra]
I've never heard of a distillation apparatus with ru ...
7-12-2017 at 08:03
by: ave369
can anyone describe the smell of hbr or hydrobromic acid?
I've got a small bottle of HBr in my lab and I've just smelled it. It is indeed more pleasant than H ...
7-12-2017 at 07:59
by: ave369
H2SO4 distilation wont condense
How long was your condenser? My 30 cm Liebig combined with the nose of the distillation retort prove ...
3-12-2017 at 13:13
by: ave369
Fuming HNO3 distillation plan - suggestions?
Use a finely controllable heater. Overheat means more NO2 and less HNO3.

NO2 gas may appear durin ...
3-12-2017 at 13:11
by: ave369
Ancient bottle of picric acid
I think making some long lever contraption to yank the stopper out remotely is the best bet.
26-10-2017 at 04:19
by: ave369
Obtain different sulfates from gypsum?
Boiling gypsum with sodium carbonate totally works, though you have to boil it for a long time, pref ...
11-10-2017 at 23:52
by: ave369
Tricky Ferrate
[rquote=493466&tid=77127&author=Deathunter88]
Before you spray starter fluid on your produc ...
3-10-2017 at 12:37
by: ave369
Tricky Ferrate
Could you please post the results of your experiments if you try my procedure?
3-10-2017 at 02:05
by: ave369
Tricky Ferrate
[rquote=493096&tid=77127&author=Tetra]
Don't have fritted glass :(
Too poor :(
Anything e ...
28-9-2017 at 10:55
by: ave369
Tricky Ferrate
Leaving it to sit for a night, I think, was the reason why it decomposed. When you work with ferrate ...
28-9-2017 at 07:04
by: ave369
How good is this way to make alum?
Today I've ran an experiment and tried to make some aluminium-potassium alum. I did the following:
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11-9-2017 at 12:49
by: ave369
Mysterious compound
Is thiocyanic acid deep red? Or is it just iron contamination in sulfuric acid?
9-9-2017 at 00:18
by: ave369
Old ether bottle - open under water?
Better rebottle the ether in a fresh bottle and sell it to someone. There are people for whom destro ...
6-9-2017 at 22:04
by: ave369
ways to liquidify chlorine at home?
If you don't have the equipment and/or skill to procure dry ice, you probably shouldn't make liquid ...
6-9-2017 at 00:23
by: ave369
Make sodium by carbothermal reduction?
[rquote=490067&tid=76065&author=Onesiton](if I have magnesium, why make sodium?)
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15-8-2017 at 08:46
by: ave369
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