pyroguy10
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New substance??
I was just experimenting. I mixed sodium bisulfate, calcium oxide, and potassium nitrate into rubbing alcohol. It started emitting a gas of some kind.
I poured this mixture on some paper and the alcohol burned off but the paper was unchanged. What have I created??
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hinz
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Was it pure CaO? I think the gas was CO2 liberated of the inpure CaO/CaCO3 by the hydrogen sulfate. Nitrate does not oxidise your alkohol, unless you
heat it strongly.
This stuff should go to "Beginnings" I think
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not_important
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Most rubbing alcohol has a fair amount of water in it, typically it's 70% isopropanol and 30% water. That's enough water to react with the CaO,
dissove some of the NaHSO4 which would react with the CaO or Ca(OH)2 formed from CaO + water, giving more heat, and even make a little HNO3 which
would react with the bases.
oxide + water = hydroxide + heat
acid + base = salt + heat
"Beginnings"
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samdar
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a mess
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