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Best and worst smelling chemicals?
Like: Dilute ammonia
Dilute vinegar
gasoline

uncertain: bleach/slight chlorine
acetone/MEK

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10-11-2011 at 19:51
by: Acetic Acid
Calcium bicarbonate
Understood, thank you
9-11-2011 at 06:01
by: Acetic Acid
Possible OTC Potassium Hydroxide?
^Don't have either of those. I do have:

Hardware store HCl (~10.2M)
Rooto H2SO4 (~17.8M)
Glacia ...
9-11-2011 at 05:59
by: Acetic Acid
Possible OTC Potassium Hydroxide?
Would NaOH be the same way? It's also hygroscopic and it also absorbs CO2. If so, how can you accura ...
9-11-2011 at 04:01
by: Acetic Acid
Calcium bicarbonate
Why is everyone on the forums like this? Shooting down the information I can offer and making me fee ...
8-11-2011 at 14:02
by: Acetic Acid
Possible OTC Potassium Hydroxide?
I was trying to titrate Rooto with school KOH. When I got values such as 20.0 and 20.2M, I realized ...
8-11-2011 at 07:00
by: Acetic Acid
Calcium bicarbonate
I think I've got it...

CaCl2 + 2NaHCO3 --> CaCO3 + CO2 + H2O + 2NaCl

CaCl2 is Damp Rid mois ...
8-11-2011 at 06:57
by: Acetic Acid
Possible OTC Potassium Hydroxide?
"Extracting KOH from a solution is very hard w/o turning it into potash."

As in, if I heat the so ...
31-10-2011 at 07:19
by: Acetic Acid
Possible OTC Potassium Hydroxide?
Yeah but that's only 90% pure :/

As for the hygroscopic comment, I totally forgot about that. I t ...
25-10-2011 at 16:08
by: Acetic Acid
Possible OTC Potassium Hydroxide?
I already have Rooto at my disposal, but the same store claims to sell a gallon of food grade sulfur ...
25-10-2011 at 14:13
by: Acetic Acid
Possible OTC Potassium Hydroxide?
http://www.atlantishydroponics.com/TDS-and-pH-Calibration-Solutions/Viagrow-pH-Up-gallon-b-In-store- ...
25-10-2011 at 14:05
by: Acetic Acid
How much methanol?
Thanks for everyone who shared their experiences. I just don't want my parents to get in trouble for ...
9-10-2011 at 06:52
by: Acetic Acid
How much methanol?
Thanks for your reply. After doing research I found that 10% or more methanol is usually used, which ...
7-10-2011 at 08:08
by: Acetic Acid
How much methanol?
So my parents bought me some everclear from the liquor store to use as ethanol. (95% v/v) However I' ...
7-10-2011 at 07:34
by: Acetic Acid
Sodium Thiosulfate
Yeah, I got my 27% h2o2 from there, 18$ a gallon and no hazmat fee. ^_^ It's a really neat place.
26-9-2011 at 08:17
by: Acetic Acid
Sodium Thiosulfate
I've reduced compounds I made at school with Na2S2O3 for a few weeks now. However, I'm wondering if ...
26-9-2011 at 07:31
by: Acetic Acid
Homeblown retort
[rquote=221604&tid=17474&author=mr.crow]Don't waste your time

Your crappy home made retor ...
11-9-2011 at 16:14
by: Acetic Acid
Ethanol?
I don't have benzene :P
11-9-2011 at 15:09
by: Acetic Acid
Ethanol?
thanks
11-9-2011 at 14:26
by: Acetic Acid
Ethanol?
Everclear starts as 190 proof (95%, right before the azeotrope). So are you saying that if I just le ...
11-9-2011 at 14:19
by: Acetic Acid
Ethanol?
I can get denatured alcohol from the hardware store or ask a parent to get Everclear from the liquor ...
11-9-2011 at 13:26
by: Acetic Acid
Homeblown retort
Thanks for your help.
11-9-2011 at 12:24
by: Acetic Acid
Homeblown retort
Can the oil be re-used for multiple distillations? Roughly what temperature does it go up to?
11-9-2011 at 11:15
by: Acetic Acid
Homeblown retort
What kind of oil do I use? Would pharmacy-bought mineral oil work?
11-9-2011 at 11:12
by: Acetic Acid
Homeblown retort
Update: on my 4th attempt I managed to cool one to room temperature without it cracking. I decided t ...
11-9-2011 at 10:08
by: Acetic Acid
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