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Separating MgCl2 from a solution of MgCl2 and CaCl2
It always amuses me when people specify they want the "best and easiest" way to do something. Really ... |
15-5-2015 at 12:27
by: MrHomeScientist |
SM Out-takes
I've got quite a few of these, and was thinking about compiling them into a 'blooper reel' for my Yo ... |
15-5-2015 at 12:21
by: MrHomeScientist |
Diamagnetism
I've built one of these demos before (back in high school), and it's very simple and fun. I bought c ... |
15-5-2015 at 06:19
by: MrHomeScientist |
The trouble with neodymium...
[rquote=404507&tid=14145&author=DalisAndy]Ok I just want conformation my math is correct for ... |
15-5-2015 at 05:43
by: MrHomeScientist |
Copper sulphate crystals and powder
The idea of "growing a powder" seems very unlikely. As said above, the speed of cooling determines c ... |
7-5-2015 at 06:05
by: MrHomeScientist |
Pretty Pictures (2)
I've tried that one and it yields Bi powder, which isn't very interesting to me so I tried melting i ... |
6-5-2015 at 12:38
by: MrHomeScientist |
Magnets
Geez maybe I need to switch acids...
And then just add potassium sulfate to drop out the double sal ... |
6-5-2015 at 05:36
by: MrHomeScientist |
Magnets
The way I did it was to heat the magnet with a propane torch for a couple minutes until it demagneti ... |
5-5-2015 at 13:04
by: MrHomeScientist |
Deep Eutectic Solvents (OTC Ionic Liquid)
Wiki (I know, not the best source) lists the decomposition temperature of choline chloride as 302 C. ... |
5-5-2015 at 12:56
by: MrHomeScientist |
Making Platinum Electrodes
I think hexachloroplatinic acid is the go to candidate for this sort of reaction, if I remember righ ... |
5-5-2015 at 10:35
by: MrHomeScientist |
Reaction of Cu(II), NH4OH, and H2O2
Yes I've done the ascorbic acid reduction myself a number of times, it does certainly produce a copp ... |
5-5-2015 at 10:33
by: MrHomeScientist |
Magnets
I don't know what a BaneBot is, but headphone and hard drive magnets are almost certainly neodymium ... |
5-5-2015 at 06:14
by: MrHomeScientist |
Pretty Pictures (2)
There's several in "The Trouble with Neodymium..." thread! The ones I've produced all share the char ... |
30-4-2015 at 07:03
by: MrHomeScientist |
Single Crystals
See the Pretty Pictures thread, stickied at the top of the Miscellaneous subforum. |
29-4-2015 at 09:45
by: MrHomeScientist |
Pretty Pictures (2)
Beautiful pictures, need details! |
29-4-2015 at 07:58
by: MrHomeScientist |
Exothermic decomposition of potassium chlorate
It shouldn't, because producing it from bleach requires that you boil the solution which must happen ... |
29-4-2015 at 05:36
by: MrHomeScientist |
Periodic Table Display
Awesome! Pretty expensive, plus you have to replace it every ~470 days! (the time I calculated it to ... |
28-4-2015 at 12:59
by: MrHomeScientist |
Periodic Table Display
Awesome! What all do you have left to collect? What is in your polonium vial? |
27-4-2015 at 11:57
by: MrHomeScientist |
Copper Carbonate Synthesis
As mentioned above, a common mistake is forgetting to account for crystal water in your calculations ... |
27-4-2015 at 06:45
by: MrHomeScientist |
Exothermic decomposition of potassium chlorate
That's a common use of potassium chlorate: a convenient source of oxygen in the lab. Just heat the s ... |
27-4-2015 at 05:44
by: MrHomeScientist |
Chemical Tanker Seen on Highway
Driving I-75 in Florida this weekend I passed a tanker truck with an Oxidizer-2426 placard. A quick ... |
22-4-2015 at 09:40
by: MrHomeScientist |
Synthesis of Oxygen Absorbing Crystal (from cobalt)
Replace the tar with volatile {(bpbp)Co2II(NO3)}2(NH2bdc)2 * 2H2O! That sounds like a great idea!
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15-4-2015 at 05:40
by: MrHomeScientist |
lab manual
Second the recommendation for Robert Bruce Thompson's book, the Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry ... |
15-4-2015 at 05:35
by: MrHomeScientist |
Problems with Ammonium Chloride
Don't buy into over-the-counter (OTC) products' claims of 'pure' or 'organic' - they are meaningless ... |
15-4-2015 at 05:33
by: MrHomeScientist |
Glassware question
The way I built my lab was to look up experiments I wanted to try, then buy all the equipment and ch ... |
14-4-2015 at 11:24
by: MrHomeScientist |
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