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borrowedlawyer
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Be super careful if you don't want to be pink 
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Mailinmypocket
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Oh, too late  It came double bagged and I opened the first bag, not realizing
the ultra fine dust in there, pink fingers and phone case followed shortly after. Putting into a bottle is going to be great fun!
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Hexavalent
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Oh dear...I've done the same recently with methylene blue...judging by my hands, I look like a Smurf
Just picked up locally 750 mL denatured ethanol and 1L acetone.
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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borrowedlawyer
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Quote: Originally posted by Mailinmypocket  |
Oh, too late It came double bagged and I opened the first bag, not realizing
the ultra fine dust in there, pink fingers and phone case followed shortly after. Putting into a bottle is going to be great fun!
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Same thing happened to me pretty much. It went through my gloves! Microscopic particles will land on your work bench and will stain it pink when you
wipe it down. Be careful when transferring to a bottle not to inhale any fine dust, or you will know the next time you blow your nose
Although I still don't understand why it is so hard for them to send it in a nice glass bottle instead of these stupid plastic ziplock bags.
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Pyro
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its cheaper and there's less chance of breakage. and shipping is easier as it is easier to ship an envelope instead of a box
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mnick12
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L-proline 250g
glycine 500g
L-alanine 500g
Anyone know where to buy chloroacetamide or ethyl chlororacetate?
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Hexavalent
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| Quote: Originally posted by borrowedlawyer | | Although I still don't understand why it is so hard for them to send it in a nice glass bottle instead of these stupid plastic ziplock bags.
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I'll drink to that! I'd rather pay a little extra and have it pre-bottled: even using a plastic (HDPE, Nalgene or similar) receptacle would be better
and would reduce the risk of breakage during shipping that Pyro mentioned.
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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Mailinmypocket
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Yes, the transfer of rhodamine b from the plastic bag to its new home in a glass jar was an EPIC mess. Despite me covering my work area with
newspaper, gloves and working very carefully with a spoon instead of pouring it managed to get everywhere. Micro dust even made it into my nose! The
underneath of my socks were pink just from invisible dust on the floor, I blew my nose... Pink... Ugh. Thank god that's done.
Anyhow, picked up some new chemicals from a lab closing sale.. They are all almost full, except the silver acetate which looks like it was never
used.. All for 35$!!!
Potassium bromate
Silver acetate
Potassium chromate
Salicylic acid
P-naphtholbenzein indicator
 
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mr.crow
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Jealous!!!
Now imagine if the rhodamine was lead nitrate, or germs from someone sneezing on the subway. Yikes!
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble
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Mailinmypocket
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| Quote: Originally posted by mr.crow | Jealous!!!
Now imagine if the rhodamine was lead nitrate, or germs from someone sneezing on the subway. Yikes! |
Yeah I feel dumb just taking what I did... The bottles without seals were very cheap, the sealed new stuff was quite pricey, although the silver
acetate was on the "dyes- open" table, 5$!! They also had some glass, Buchi's and lots of TLC stuff but it was a bit expensive  if I end up going back I will let everyone know and see if there are any requests that
I can keep my eyes peeled for.
As for the rhodamine? Yep... If it were a germ I would be infected for sure! Baby powder consistency stuff.
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mnick12
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phenylhydrazine 500g
4-methoxyphenol 500g
phosphoryl chloride 1Kg
chloroacetamide 1Kg
THF 1L
4-amino-3-phenylbutyric acid 100g
And some nice glassware from Dr. Bob.
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Mailinmypocket
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Was given some CuCN... Don't really know of any immediate uses for it though :S
[Edited on 2-2-2013 by Mailinmypocket]
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Sandmeyer reaction to produce nitriles.
This just in: 95,5 % of the world population lives outside the USA
You should really listen to ABBAPlease drop by our IRC channel: #sciencemadness @ irc.efnet.org
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sbbspartan
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I just ordered some chemicals from Elemental Scientific yesterday...
Oxalic Acid
Phosphoric Acid 85%
Phthalic Acid Anhydride
Phenolhthalein powder
Methylene Blue
Methyl Orange
Methyl Red
Glucose Anhydrous
Potassium Ferricyanide
Potassium Ferrocyanide
Potassium Metabisulfate
Potassium Dichromate
Potassium Iodide
Ammonium Hydroxide
Calcium Oxide
Sodium Thiosulfate
Hydroquinone
Sodium Sulfite
Oleic Acid
Ferric Ammonium Oxalate
Boiling Stones
Along with some other items from Elemental, Dr. Bob, and DigiKey...
Some clear glass and polyethylene vials
gas washing bottle
mercury thermometer -10 to 200*C
assortment of stir bars - around 10
3 neck 24/40 RB flask 200ml
2 250ml, 1 125ml, 1 500ml 24/40 erlenmeyer flask
50ml glass graduated cylinder
a couple wash bottles, pipettes, etc...
250ml filter flask
and some resistors for a computer power supply that I am using for my chlorate cell.
And it was all extremely cheap too... I am going to be busy for awhile.
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Mailinmypocket
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Anhydrous aluminum chloride  I know storing it can be a bitch to keep it fresh
and to avoid fugitive HCl fumes... I'm planning on keeping it in a desiccator with NaOH, how do you guys store it?
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Pyro
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300g CaO, 300g MgSO4, 100g K4Fe(CN)6 from the local paint store
EDIT: Oh, and about half a liter of THF that I found upstairs, don't tell them I stole it
(It's been there years, that place is deserted)
[Edited on 8-2-2013 by Pyro]
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mayko
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Aluminum powder
Magnesium powder
Ligroin
Sodium Thiosulfate
Potassium Permanganate
Things learned thusfar: CuO/Al thermite is hilarious, and manganese heptoxide + nitrocellulose does exactly what you'd expect.
Also, I got a bit of DCPIP
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichlorophenolindophenol">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichlorophenolindophenol</a>
Interesting-looking molecule; any ideas about what I could do with it besides test for vitamin C?
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Mailinmypocket
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| Quote: Originally posted by Pyro | 300g CaO, 300g MgSO4, 100g K4Fe(CN)6 from the local paint store
EDIT: Oh, and about half a liter of THF that I found upstairs, don't tell them I stole it
(It's been there years, that place is deserted)
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Nice find! Although I would test the THF for peroxides, especially since the bottle is several years old and half full.
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Hexavalent
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Yes...dissolve a small quantity of potassium/sodium iodide in water in a test tube, add a small amount of your THF, and shake. If you see a pink
colour anywhere, then the THF may contain peroxides which must be removed.
"Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
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sbbspartan
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Is Elemental Scientific behaving weird, or is it just my computer/Internet...
When I try to order some items and I go to checkout, I can't seem to pay with a credit card. The only "payment options" they have are either mail in,
call in, or fax in. Does this have something to do with the fact that I have some chemicals in my cart, versus just some thermometers I got last time,
or what?
I would rather not have to mail a check in. Am I doing something wrong. The last
time I ordered from them, I thought you could enter a credit card number in right away. I have an account with them, and I even tried to make a new
account, but I can't seem to find that payment option anywhere.
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elementcollector1
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Should be fine, I've ordered chems from them with a credit card. Keep in mind that this site is a 4-person business, so errors are not all that
uncommon. Try contacting the store through email and asking.
Elements Collected:52/87
Latest Acquired: Cl
Next in Line: Nd
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sbbspartan
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I called them to see why I couldn't enter a credit card number in on their site, and they said that they are editing that part of their website right
now, and until they finish, you will not be able to directly enter a C.C. number in.
You can either call them and give them your C.C. number, or mail them a check (or fax it to them).
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Pyro
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I tested it, no peroxides at all!
thanks for reminding me to test it!
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zenosx
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| Quote: Originally posted by sbbspartan | I called them to see why I couldn't enter a credit card number in on their site, and they said that they are editing that part of their website right
now, and until they finish, you will not be able to directly enter a C.C. number in.
You can either call them and give them your C.C. number, or mail them a check (or fax it to them). |
I will say that I faxed them my CC #, and while I still haven't gotten my order (they are always backed up), I did get an email telling me it was
still "processing".
Anyways, I know them to be legit, just call them and give it to them.
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
Albert Einstein
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DrSchnufflez
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Last Chemical Order
This is my first post so here goes nothing I guess
Chemicals:
Aluminium Powder, 1 kilogram
Barium Nitrate, 1 kilogram
Potassium Bromate, 500g
Potassium Dichromate, 500g
Potassium Nitrate, 500g
Sodium Benzoate, 500g
Calcium Chloride Anhydrous, 500g
Zinc Powder, 500g
Potassium Chloride, 500g
(Amazingly I'm not into pyro stuff- the Al Powder is for expanding my element collection )
Glass (all an upgrade from my 14/23 setup):
250ml Sep Funnel
250ml Pressure Equalized Addition Funnel
400mm Liebig Condenser
300mm Vigreux Column
Gas Take Off Adapter
500ml Two Neck RBF
5 Glass stoppers
Still head
200mm Davies Condenser
Drying Tube
Cheers, DrSchnufflez
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