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Don't quit my day job...
Well let's just be kind to myself and say I was running the mantle "out of spec".
It's a two-lit ... |
23-7-2025 at 16:58
by: igxlabs |
Unknown Nitric Acid-based Acid (Help)
Radium Lab - probably a couple of hours, all told. I'll say that worked very well to clear up any NO ... |
23-7-2025 at 04:42
by: igxlabs |
might be a flaw in my thinking...
It's a new heating mantle so I wasn't thinking of it at all, but the boil from the bottom isn't as s ... |
22-7-2025 at 19:18
by: igxlabs |
Unknown Nitric Acid-based Acid (Help)
Hi - I was making a small batch of nitric acid using Glauber's process (H2SO4 + KNO3), in the correc ... |
22-7-2025 at 14:48
by: igxlabs |
Strengite from Mohr's salt and MAP
I went down the rabbit hole for a few minutes, and found some things you might find interesting (if ... |
25-1-2025 at 13:36
by: igxlabs |
HClO4 from KClO4 and H2SO4
Monosodium tartrate (sodium bitartate) is pretty easy to source, isn't it? I believe that would give ... |
20-1-2025 at 17:22
by: igxlabs |
Can someone explain how this "Distilling Adapter" works?
I've not seen this before but funny enough it's how I frequently arrange my apparatus. Thermowell / ... |
7-1-2025 at 05:10
by: igxlabs |
Bad days in the lab or with glassware?
My ADHD tends to drive me to start an experiment as soon as possible without necessarily properly se ... |
1-1-2025 at 21:24
by: igxlabs |
Bad days in the lab or with glassware?
Yesterday I did something really stupid, barely escaped serious injury, and it set me straight.
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30-12-2024 at 21:44
by: igxlabs |
Nitric Acid / Copper: different oxides from different concentration
Nitric oxide very quickly oxidizes in air or an O2 atmosphere - pretty much instantly in any conditi ... |
21-12-2024 at 18:04
by: igxlabs |
latest glassware purchase
That looks like a nice score, SuperOxide. I went down the eBay rabbit hole recently as well. Picked ... |
20-12-2024 at 06:03
by: igxlabs |
2 vs 3 neck boiling flask?
I'm a fan of three necks. One for condenser, one for thermowell, one for addition. It's the thermowe ... |
28-12-2023 at 14:27
by: igxlabs |
