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[*] posted on 19-5-2015 at 16:52


Thanks Blogfast! Maybe I should add that I'm not using a container proper. I put the mix in a small piece of folded paper. That's probably not the best way to stop oxygen from interfering, I'm guesing.
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[*] posted on 19-5-2015 at 17:06


Quote: Originally posted by learningChem  
Thanks Blogfast! Maybe I should add that I'm not using a container proper. I put the mix in a small piece of folded paper. That's probably not the best way to stop oxygen from interfering, I'm guesing.


Oxygen won't interfere.

Why not use an old coffee cup or egg cup or similar? The ceramic will not melt (but it will crack). Embed it in some dry sand. That's what I used to do. Works well.

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[*] posted on 21-5-2015 at 22:56


Anyone have any tips for filing small pieces of hard distilled metal?

Also, will the use of a steel file impart any significant amount of steel contamination to the powder?




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[*] posted on 24-5-2015 at 10:42


Quote: Originally posted by Brain&Force  
Anyone have any tips for filing small pieces of hard distilled metal?

Also, will the use of a steel file impart any significant amount of steel contamination to the powder?


File is made of very hard steel, so I wouldn't say that there will be much, if any contamination.




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[*] posted on 25-5-2015 at 18:45


Would putting damp manganese sulfate in a desiccator with calcium chloride leave me with the anhydrous salt or the monohydrate?



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[*] posted on 25-5-2015 at 21:12


Question —ous and —ic
This feels like a real newbie one, but here goes.
Is there any rhyme or reason to the use of the suffixes ic and ous for ions and acids?

Consider
Ferric / ferrous: 3+ and 2+
Cupric / cuprous: 2+ and 1+
Stannic / stannous: 4+ and 2+
Plumbic / plumbous: 4+ and 2+
Mercuric / mercurous: 2+ and 1+
Hydrochloric acid / hypochlorous acid: 1- and 1+ oxidation states for Cl
Sulfuric acid / sulfurous acid: +6 and +4 oxidation states for S
Phosphoric acid / phosphorous acid: +5 and +3 oxidation stated for P

The only commonality I see is that the —ic is a more oxidised state. But then hydrochloric (and the other halides) buck the trend. And in the case of simple cations, how does the nomenclature stack up when there is more than two predominant oxidation states (as is true of many transition metals)?

While we are at it, is there a rule for —ate and —ite on anions: nitrate, nitrite etc?
And for bicarbonate, bisulfate, bisulfite, bitartrate etc... my simplistic reasoning merely modifies the anion by throwing an extra H+ at it. Is this the full story however?
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[*] posted on 25-5-2015 at 21:21


Quote: Originally posted by j_sum1  
Question —ous and —ic
This feels like a real newbie one, but here goes.
Is there any rhyme or reason to the use of the suffixes ic and ous for ions and acids?

Consider
Ferric / ferrous: 3+ and 2+
Cupric / cuprous: 2+ and 1+
Stannic / stannous: 4+ and 2+
Plumbic / plumbous: 4+ and 2+
Mercuric / mercurous: 2+ and 1+
Hydrochloric acid / hypochlorous acid: 1- and 1+ oxidation states for Cl
Sulfuric acid / sulfurous acid: +6 and +4 oxidation states for S
Phosphoric acid / phosphorous acid: +5 and +3 oxidation stated for P

The only commonality I see is that the —ic is a more oxidised state. But then hydrochloric (and the other halides) buck the trend. And in the case of simple cations, how does the nomenclature stack up when there is more than two predominant oxidation states (as is true of many transition metals)?

While we are at it, is there a rule for —ate and —ite on anions: nitrate, nitrite etc?
And for bicarbonate, bisulfate, bisulfite, bitartrate etc... my simplistic reasoning merely modifies the anion by throwing an extra H+ at it. Is this the full story however?


Here is a crash course video on nomenclature, might give some insights to your question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wavimfNFE
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[*] posted on 25-5-2015 at 21:31


Perchloric/ Chloric / Chlorous / Hypochlorous acid: +7, +5, +3, +1 for Cl.
Nitric / Nitrous acid: +5 and +3 for N.
per-ate or di-ate / -ate / -ite / hypo-ite / -ide
per-ic or di-ic / -ic / -ous / hypo-ous
permanganate, manganate.
persulfate, sulfate, dithionate, sulfite, dithionite, silfide.
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[*] posted on 25-5-2015 at 21:42


Quote: Originally posted by j_sum1  
Question —ous and —ic
This feels like a real newbie one, but here goes.
Is there any rhyme or reason to the use of the suffixes ic and ous for ions and acids?

Consider
Ferric / ferrous: 3+ and 2+
Cupric / cuprous: 2+ and 1+
Stannic / stannous: 4+ and 2+
Plumbic / plumbous: 4+ and 2+
Mercuric / mercurous: 2+ and 1+
Hydrochloric acid / hypochlorous acid: 1- and 1+ oxidation states for Cl
Sulfuric acid / sulfurous acid: +6 and +4 oxidation states for S
Phosphoric acid / phosphorous acid: +5 and +3 oxidation stated for P

The only commonality I see is that the —ic is a more oxidised state. But then hydrochloric (and the other halides) buck the trend. And in the case of simple cations, how does the nomenclature stack up when there is more than two predominant oxidation states (as is true of many transition metals)?

While we are at it, is there a rule for —ate and —ite on anions: nitrate, nitrite etc?
And for bicarbonate, bisulfate, bisulfite, bitartrate etc... my simplistic reasoning merely modifies the anion by throwing an extra H+ at it. Is this the full story however?

Essentially, yes, ions and acids ending in -ic contain a central atom which is at a higher oxidation state than those containing the -ous suffix.

This naming convention only holds for oxoacids, as you have already noticed. The naming trend proceeds as follows, hypo---ous acids are less oxidized than -ous acids, which are less oxidized than -ic acids, which are less oxidized than a per---ic acids. I believe that the name for each ion is determined by assigning the per---ic acid to the highest oxidation state, but I am unsure. The naming convention is separate from acids which contain solely hydrogen and another element(or a pseudohalogen such as cyanide or azide) such as HCl, HBr, H2S etc. In this case, to distinguish the acid from oxyacids, the prefix hydro- is used and all acids which have this prefix will have the suffix -ic.

In regards to ions, those with an -ic ending are simply in a higher oxidation state than those with an -ous ending. These are considered archaic names and have had the suffixes appended with no true rhyme or reason other than the common oxidation states of the element in question, these need to be memorized since there is no rule to determine them. Even though they're considered to be archaic, they are still used quite frequently in some cases(I prefer them since they're easier to type than IUPAC names such as iron(II) and iron(III)). And yes, anions with a bi- prefix simply have an additional
acidic hydrogen from a partial deprotonation of a multiprotic acid.

In regards to your -ate, -ite question, this corresponds directly to the name of the acid. A per---ic acid will be a per---ate, an -ic acid will be an -ate, an -ous acid will be an -ite, and a hypo---ous acid will be a hypo---ite. A hydro---ic acid will be an -ide.

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[*] posted on 25-5-2015 at 22:55


Thanks gdflp (and others.) That is a clear, concise answer. Nice to know I was half wsy there.
I will revisit the table I drew up a couple of days ago to help me memorise the dozen or more sulfur-contaning anions and their various names. (Metabisulfite and two persulfates to go thanks.) Armed with a somewhat systematic framework it might make more sense.
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[*] posted on 26-5-2015 at 04:05


Does potassium nitrite really explode at 537C? But it also decomposes at 440C?



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[*] posted on 26-5-2015 at 12:37


Quote: Originally posted by badboy39560  
Please explain how to convert a sulfate into a hydrochloride?

Except with alchemical or nuclear transmutation...
If the sulfate is soluble simply add one equivalent of H2SO4 to get the hydrogenosulfate and then add BaCl2 solution...
BaSO4 will precipitate and leave you with the hydrochloride or chloride.




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[*] posted on 26-5-2015 at 12:41


Quote: Originally posted by zts16  
Would putting damp manganese sulfate in a desiccator with calcium chloride leave me with the anhydrous salt or the monohydrate?

What Mn sulfate? II, III, IV

If it can be dehydrated to anhydrous in the open cold dry air, then it will aswel in a dessicator with CaCl2 what simply provide almost dry air in the closed container. Otherwise it will remain with cristalization water (mono or more hydrate).




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[*] posted on 26-5-2015 at 12:48


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Quote: Originally posted by gdflp  
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what salt from human urine is insoluble in water and pure etanol?

None normally, hence the reason why urine, which is water based, is transparent.


so now I have one and one problem! :o


Uric acid and calcium salt.
Calcium oxalate.
Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite).

All 3 responsible of urinary calculi (urinary stones).

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[*] posted on 26-5-2015 at 13:18


Does anyone have a reference procedure for a halide swap of an acyl chloride to form a acyl bromide?
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[*] posted on 26-5-2015 at 18:49


You mean like a Finkelstein reaction?

The reaction procedure will depend on the substrate, but it's essentially a matter of finding a solvent which dissolves a bromide but not a chloride.




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[*] posted on 27-5-2015 at 09:47


Quote: Originally posted by Cheddite Cheese  
You mean like a Finkelstein reaction?

The reaction procedure will depend on the substrate, but it's essentially a matter of finding a solvent which dissolves a bromide but not a chloride.


That is actually the reaction I had in mind, but couldn't recall the name of it. I also didn't know if it had applicability with acyl halides, or acetyl chloride in my particular case.

Now that you have given me the name of the reaction, I will go do some reading on the mechanism.

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[*] posted on 31-5-2015 at 03:55


Chelated Magnesium?
There exists at my place some magnesium dietary supplements. (Why? Don't ask.) On the box it says that it is chelated. To what purpose? Mg2+ is pretty bioavailable and doesn' t have any real tricky chemistry to my knowledge. Why wrap it up in a complex?
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[*] posted on 31-5-2015 at 08:37


It's chelated to make it sound more nutritious.



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Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid  
It's chelated to make it sound more nutritious.


That won't work with chemophobes! :D




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[*] posted on 31-5-2015 at 09:12


Quote: Originally posted by blogfast25  

That won't work with chemophobes! :D


Yes, but the chemophobes aren't buying magnesium supplements, they're buying St. John's Wort and Oil of Harmony.




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[*] posted on 31-5-2015 at 09:21


Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid  
Oil of Harmony.


Does it work? If so, can they put some in the water? :D




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[*] posted on 31-5-2015 at 09:30


Actually, that's just an alternate name for olive oil. But the people buying it don't know that.



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Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid  
Actually, that's just an alternate name for olive oil. But the people buying it don't know that.


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[*] posted on 31-5-2015 at 14:19


Quote: Originally posted by blogfast25  
Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid  
Oil of Harmony.


Does it work? If so, can they put some in the water? :D

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