metalresearcher
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Mineral oil with density of 0.9 instead of 0.8?
For potassium separation I am searching for an oil slightly heavier than K metal which has a density of 0.86.
Which oil can I use for this? Most oils are 0.8.
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You could use canola oil, it has a density of .92 g/mL.
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"You could use canola oil"
briefly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acyloin_condensation
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This would have been a good question for the short questions thread.
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More double bonded carbons, and longer chain length equals more density in general, as the ratio of C to H goes up.
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So, candle wax (i.e. paraffin)?
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The only thing that will make the density heavier than 0.9 would be more heteroatoms, like oxygen, sulfer or halogens, and most of them will react
with K in a violet manner. You will be hard pressed to find an oil that dense that in only a hydrocarbon, and I am sure that there is something that
would work, that does not react with K, but it might be pricey. Maybe a Dowtherm oil or some silicon based oil, but make sure they are stable to K
before using.
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