hankxmen - 26-2-2013 at 21:40
can you get by without using a magnetic stirrer or will it bubble up
any rules of thumb to follow?
just wondering cuz its walmart25$ 
vs 300$ for magnetic stirplate
DraconicAcid - 26-2-2013 at 21:49
You generally need something to prevent the solution from bumping. You might be able to get by with boiling chips, as long as you don't let the
solution cool down below the boiling point and then heat it again.
hankxmen - 26-2-2013 at 23:06
thanks N
Nicodem - 27-2-2013 at 07:35
For homogeneous reaction mixtures stirring during reflux is obsolete. For heterogeneous mixtures, stirring is practically always needed, reflux or no
reflux.