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Copper Acetate Synthesis

Nope it was plain dilute acetic acid. Basically, artificial vinegar. I'm sure it works because i'v ...
1-1-2012 at 23:48
by: theflickkk
Copper Acetate Synthesis

I've placed copper strips in a jar of acetic acid to make copper acetate. This method results in s ...
1-1-2012 at 21:13
by: theflickkk
Pretty Pictures (1)

Hmm Nick F, you could try changing the ISO to a higher value (may result in noise though)
Alterna ...
29-11-2011 at 06:42
by: theflickkk
Ascorbic Acid -> Oxalic Acid

Reduction with KMnO4? Isn't KMnO4 an oxidizing agent?
I would think that KMnO4 would oxidize the ...
26-11-2011 at 00:37
by: theflickkk
Decomposition of Potassium Permanganate with Alcohol
The brown precipitate you got is probably MnO2. If the solution was acidified prior to the reaction, ...
19-11-2011 at 19:43
by: theflickkk
What have I created.

It's used to test for the presence of nitrates. Kinda like devarda's alloy but it works with eithe ...
14-11-2011 at 19:58
by: theflickkk
Evaporating a liquid in desiccator bag

Maybe you could try boiling down the solution, until a thin crust of copper acetate starts to form ...
24-10-2011 at 08:22
by: theflickkk
Terephthalic acid from PET

I tried oxidising napthalene moth balls with KMnO4. I can't remember the exact details of the expe ...
28-9-2011 at 21:05
by: theflickkk
Potassium Carbonate aquisition?

I'm guessing you meant KOH, not K(OH)2?

HCl + NaHCO3 --> NaCl + CO2 + H2O
or
H2SO4 + 2NaHC ...
12-9-2011 at 03:36
by: theflickkk
Reduction of Silicon Dioxide with Lithium
There's a video by TheChemlife on youtube, titled "Turning magnets into chemicals"
25-8-2011 at 08:54
by: theflickkk
Reduction of Silicon Dioxide with Lithium
A possible source of aluminum is to obtain tiny flakes of aluminum from aluminum paint. It may work ...
25-8-2011 at 07:18
by: theflickkk
Sulphuric Acid in Australia

I'm not self-reliant as of now. I hope to be able to study overseas though. Chemistry is definitel ...
15-8-2011 at 02:13
by: theflickkk
Sulphuric Acid in Australia
I really wish I could indeed just buy sulfuric acid. Too bad its one of the many chemicals that are ...
13-8-2011 at 23:07
by: theflickkk
The short questions thread (3)

Bond energy of :
C-H bond approx. 397KJ/mol
Br-Br bond approx. 193KJ/mol
I-I bond approx. 151K ...
13-8-2011 at 07:39
by: theflickkk
Sulphuric Acid in Australia
Personally, I've found it near impossible to obtain sulfuric acid OTC. Firstly, laws regarding the p ...
13-8-2011 at 06:32
by: theflickkk
The short questions thread (3)
I don't think that hexane would under iodination at RT. Free-radical sub is the mechanism by which i ...
13-8-2011 at 06:25
by: theflickkk
Permanganate oxidation of methanol
Methanoic acid can be further oxidised by KMnO4. The yellow tint is likely to be small particles of ...
20-7-2011 at 06:02
by: theflickkk
How do you separate Paracetamol, Chlorphenamine maleate and Phenylephrine HCL
Why litmus paper instead of a pH meter? Isn't litmus paper's working range between 4.5 and 8.3? Sinc ...
15-7-2011 at 23:03
by: theflickkk
Beginer benzene synthesis (No hydroxide)
Calcium oxide in place of sodium hydroxide works too if I'm not mistaken
28-6-2011 at 20:59
by: theflickkk
Potassium carbonate from banana skins
Hmm i did try this out before but I never really calculated the yields. I remember burning 5 peels t ...
27-6-2011 at 05:37
by: theflickkk
Puirifying gold from old jewelry
I doubt using aluminium would be a good idea since it would probably also precipitate gold together ...
21-6-2011 at 05:12
by: theflickkk
Practice distillation of acetone.
Hmm when the thermometer was placed in a pot of boiling water, the temperature was roughly 103 degre ...
1-6-2011 at 19:29
by: theflickkk
Practice distillation of acetone.
I just carried out the distillation of nail polish remover. The nail polish remover contained Aceton ...
31-5-2011 at 00:11
by: theflickkk
Practice distillation of acetone.
I've read through the posts by vulture regarding the formation of peroxides. I doubt I'll allow the ...
25-5-2011 at 05:38
by: theflickkk
Practice distillation of acetone.
Hmm I plan to distill acetone based nail polish remover with a glass distillation set-up, using a wa ...
22-5-2011 at 03:20
by: theflickkk
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