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Blue powder at shipyard
I found it on the shipping company's website. It's blue road salt. They dye it blue because it's not ...
7-9-2014 at 09:08
by: thesmug
Blue powder at shipyard
No. It's very light blue. It's pretty much the same as anhydrous cobalt chloride. I doubt it was cob ...
6-9-2014 at 13:24
by: thesmug
Blue powder at shipyard
I thought that might be it but it doesn't look dark enough.
6-9-2014 at 11:47
by: thesmug
Blue powder at shipyard
I was on the highway near Gary and I saw a ship unloading some light blue powder into a big pile (fo ...
6-9-2014 at 08:56
by: thesmug
Iodine storage, what happened?
Ok, I've thrown away the iodine bottle and bought a reagent bottle like shown above. Thanks for the ...
3-9-2014 at 14:30
by: thesmug
Iodine storage, what happened?
Yeah it's hardware store brand and still in the original plastic bottle.
2-9-2014 at 18:10
by: thesmug
Iodine storage, what happened?
Ok thanks. I have an HCl bottle but I am very sure it was sealed tightly last time I used it. I'll c ...
2-9-2014 at 17:54
by: thesmug
Iodine storage, what happened?
I know you should always make sure your iodine is very secure and I thought mine was until I came ba ...
2-9-2014 at 16:02
by: thesmug
Cu(III) EDTA complex
Are you talking about a chelate or some other type of complex? EDTA chelates most metals really well ...
2-9-2014 at 13:07
by: thesmug
Making Lead Nitrate
Well I'd suggest not eating lead compounds. Checking for tin oxide is not so easy. Here's an old jou ...
23-6-2014 at 23:01
by: thesmug
Chemistry Wiki Attempt
I like the wiki but the layout is a bit eye-straining. Is there any way you could try to make the ba ...
19-6-2014 at 15:07
by: thesmug
Can cations by themselves be isolated?
In the case of solvated electrons you have to keep your anions and electrons in solution. I don't kn ...
18-6-2014 at 10:23
by: thesmug
easy way to save your vacuum pump
Seems simple enough but are you sure the cans can withstand vacuum? Do you have pictures of the type ...
18-6-2014 at 10:18
by: thesmug
Chemistry Wiki Attempt
I don't recall seeing the old wiki ever active but who knows. I will definitely help out though!
16-6-2014 at 21:45
by: thesmug
Chemical burn relief
The benzocaine partially defeats the purpose of this whole "reagents having real uses" thing because ...
16-6-2014 at 21:33
by: thesmug
Oxalate complexes
I think you are right about getting the sulfate ions back. You might try eliminating the sulfate bef ...
16-6-2014 at 21:27
by: thesmug
Cherry stain on white shirt
Bleach or hydrogen peroxide should work. What's the shirt made of?
9-6-2014 at 06:05
by: thesmug
Soluble/Insoluble oxalate in spinach
I think that the OP requires examining the crystals as part of their project, but I don't see why. T ...
6-6-2014 at 14:07
by: thesmug
Soluble/Insoluble oxalate in spinach
Yeah I didn't really think about that. Do you have any ideas on isolating the oxalate?
6-6-2014 at 13:11
by: thesmug
Soluble/Insoluble oxalate in spinach
As for getting the crystals you could either dry them in a dessicator or simply let them stand. Boil ...
6-6-2014 at 13:08
by: thesmug
UK Based amateur chemists
Trading subforums could have stickies for different areas.
6-6-2014 at 10:59
by: thesmug
Bad days in the lab or with glassware?
A few months ago I was distilling something (i think it was isoamyl acetate) when my hot plate just ...
3-6-2014 at 22:44
by: thesmug
Making Nitrates
As far as I know KNO3 doesn't react fast enough to explode. KNO3 is also not a very good fertilizer ...
1-6-2014 at 09:51
by: thesmug
Can I store nitric acid safely?
Some nitrogen compounds smell like chlorine but I don't have any idea what that could be (maybe the ...
28-5-2014 at 16:57
by: thesmug
Neutral but not neutral
Ok thanks! Also, would nitro groups count as zwitterions?
[edit] also also, would diative bonds be ...
24-5-2014 at 18:49
by: thesmug
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