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• Ammonia
  '''Ammonia''' is the simplest [[amine]], with the formula '''NH₃'''. It exists as a [[gas]] at room temperature, a ...te (NH₃·H₂O), with both coexisting in solution, but the non-ionic hydrate predominating. It is also a mild [[reducer|reducing agent
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• Carbon
  ...tions. It will burn in oxygen, the grade of oxidation greatly depending on the allotrope used as well as particle size and oxygen concentration. It will reduce the oxides of metals low on the reactivity scale to pure element, and forms carbides with more reactive met
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• Chemistry around the internet
  ...age contains a list of general references to various other '''sites around the internet''' which contain information about chemistry. ''Italicized'' sites Use the hashtag #sciencemadnessDB when mentioning us on Twitter, tumblr, or other s
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• Ethylenediamine
  ...] and a ubiquitous chemical building block in [[organic synthesis]]. It is volatile, but tends to form a mist in air, which is quite toxic. ...ture. It freezes at 8 °C and boils at 116 °C, both of which are close to the melting and boiling points of water. It has an ammonia-like smell, and its
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• Methyl formate
  | Appearance = Colorless volatile liquid | MainHazards = Irritant<br>Flammable<br>Volatile
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• Proper disposal of chemicals
  ...ds or organic solvents, that require '''special disposal techniques'''. In the interest of keeping lab costs low, though, it may be a good idea to look in ...for any (failed) attempts at neutralizing hazardous reagents. Do not treat the written disposal guidelines as absolute.
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• Potassium permanganate
  ...k in high concentrations. Potassium permanganate contains [[manganese]] in the +7 oxidation state, and is a strong [[oxidizer]] commonly encountered in a Potassium permanganate in the presence of strong acids will oxidize primary alcohols to carboxylic acids
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• Software tools for chemistry
  There are many '''software''' that are helpful for the amateur chemist, some professional, others more accessible. ...ire.com/file/aesa60r6c2w4e41/ChemistryInlineFormula.exe Mediafire] or from the [http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=64755&page=2#pid4933
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• Sulfur trioxide
  ...highly corrosive and easily melted white solid at room temperature. It is the acid anhydride of [[sulfuric acid]]. ...material it comes into contact with. Sulfur trioxide reacts with water in the air to form a high;y dangerous and corrosive dense fog of concentrated sulf
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• Tetrahydrofuran
  | DeltaHc = -2,507.05 kJ/mol<ref>Cass et al.; Journal of the Chemical Society; (1958); p. 1406,1407</ref> ...s a heterocyclic compound, specifically a cyclic ether, or [[furan]], with the formula '''(CH₂)₄O'''.
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• Sulfuric acid
  ...hemistry and the most important chemical to industries in the world. It is the strongest easily available acid, with a pK_a of -3. The second dissociation forms sulfate and another hydronium ion from a hydrogen
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• Ytterbium
  ...[magnesium]]. It is not a particularly interesting addition to the amateur chemist's lab, but it and its ytterbium(II) derivatives are powerful [[Reducer|redu ...brassy metal, sometimes found darkened as it slowly tarnishes in air over the course of months or years. It exists in three [[allotrope]]s: α-ytterbium,
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• Iodine
  ...symbol '''I''' and atomic number 53. It is a reactive [[halogen]] which is volatile and has many uses in inorganic and organic chemistry. Unlike the other halogens, iodine is solid at standard conditions and does not sublime
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• Improvisation
  ...ab equipment as '''replacement'''. It's possible to replace many things in the lab, from [[glassware]], [[plasticware]], etc. to entire processes, by usin ...ardness]] of glass is between 5-7, you will need very abrasive sandpapers (the black type for example, has [[silicon carbide]], which is adequate), or an
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• Pyridine
  | pKa = 5.25 (for the conjugate acid) ...e]] ring with one =CH- group being replaced by a [[nitrogen]] atom, giving the chemical formula '''C₅H₅N'''.
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• Sodium bisulfate
  | ImageCaption = Sodium bisulfate from the store ...lecular formula '''NaHSO₄'''. It is an [[acid salt]], formed by the partial neutralization of [[sulfuric acid]] with an equivalent of sodium, u
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• Safe handling and storage of chemicals
  ...ation, transferring, reaction conditions or simply when moving them around the lab, is equally important. *Do not store metals or other reducing chemicals in the same cabinet.
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• Rador Labs
  *To encourage the practice of amateur chemistry ...orative projects between members of the amateur chemistry community around the world
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• Chloroform
  '''Trichloromethane''', or '''chloroform''', is a chemical compound with the formula '''CHCl₃'''. It is one of many examples of a [[haloalkan ...gene formed, which results in the accumulation of [[hydrochloric acid]] in the chloroform. For this reason, chloroform is often washed with [[sodium bicar
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• Glovebox
  ...d, through which a chemist can manipulate glassware and apparatuses inside the box. <ref>Restoration and demonstration of a Soviet-made plastic glovebox f ...erials can also be added inside the glovebox if there's reasons to suspect the glovebox isn't airtight sealed.
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