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Pretty Pictures (1)
Here's a couple of pictures of some selenium dioxide I prepared recently. The sublimed oxide gives s ...
29-4-2013 at 01:27
by: nezza
Silly teacher.
We have to put up with bull***t like this all the time at work.

You could add -

Do not eat th ...
23-4-2013 at 13:22
by: nezza
Deadly Simple Liquid
The obvious answer to that is a hot mirror. This looks pale blue-green to the naked eye, but is opaq ...
13-4-2013 at 05:01
by: nezza
Deadly Simple Liquid
An interesting post. I'm a keen infra red photographer so I've had a go at bromine & a couple of ...
13-4-2013 at 03:17
by: nezza
Iron Nitrate from Iron filings and HNO3
It probably is due to passivation. The HNO3 oxidises the Iron to a resistant oxide which prevents fu ...
10-4-2013 at 11:40
by: nezza
Separating KCl and NaCl
The classic method of separating KCl from a mixture with NaCl is based on the fact that the solubili ...
25-3-2013 at 14:39
by: nezza
Methanol -> methanal
I would be interested in knowing more about the oxidation of methanol. I have prepared acetaldehyde ...
9-1-2013 at 11:53
by: nezza
The synthesis of 1 and 2-naphthols from Napththalene
:DThanks for the post benzylchloride. I have not been able to get hold of naphthol so I had a go at ...
3-1-2013 at 03:51
by: nezza
Purification of phosphorus -- treatment of WP burns
Thanks for the info Endymion. I have prepared white phosphorus from red as per woelen's method some ...
23-12-2012 at 04:57
by: nezza
Ammonium iron(II) sulphate?
Pure ammonium iron(II) sulphate is a very pale green and in solution it is almost colourless. You ca ...
3-11-2012 at 01:04
by: nezza
Lead nitrate
As an anhydrous nitrate lead nitrate is useful for the generation of N2O4, by heat decomposition.
14-7-2012 at 13:20
by: nezza
Shiny sodium
I have recently acquired some sodium. The metal was originally coated with oxide so I have cut that ...
5-7-2012 at 13:19
by: nezza
Higgs Boson Seen?
I can'r remember where I read this but I found it pretty funny :-


The Hunting Of The Quark

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4-7-2012 at 01:56
by: nezza
Cellulose nitrosation - blue color!
There are several things wrong with what you are trying to do.

To nitrate organics you need Nitra ...
8-6-2012 at 13:14
by: nezza
Copper solution mystery
Does the solution contain any ions which complex with copper such as citrate. In the presence of suf ...
7-6-2012 at 10:24
by: nezza
Maths question regarding grams and dissolving metals
Copper is (usually) Divalent so a simple equation would be :-
Ignoring the requirement for an oxidi ...
3-6-2012 at 03:33
by: nezza
Starting with the Rare Earths
Indeed. Here's a short video showing paramagnetism in Dysprosium sulphate.
5-5-2012 at 06:08
by: nezza
NaOH vs KOH
They are both similar in strength. The choice of which to use depends on circumstances. KOH is much ...
5-5-2012 at 01:10
by: nezza
Lithium Flame tests
I have had success with lithium hydroxide in methanol (Lithium from lithium battery) No purple potas ...
29-4-2012 at 00:19
by: nezza
Copper Citrate Shenanigans
I think you are basically making a variant of Benedicts solution. With citrate copper II forms a com ...
29-4-2012 at 00:07
by: nezza
Synthesis of Iodine from KI and sulfuric acid question.
The reaction between alkali and Iodine is broadly

3I2 + 6OH- -> 5I- + IO3- + 3H2O

Adding ac ...
16-4-2012 at 10:38
by: nezza
Making silver nitrate - impure silver
weiming is right. Copper nitrate decomposes at a much lower temperature than silver nitrate. I have ...
11-4-2012 at 01:08
by: nezza
Lithium periodate
This is a random question, but how soluble in water is lithium periodate ?. I can't find the answer ...
18-3-2012 at 07:05
by: nezza
Sodium sulphide
Thanks for the answers. I have found a supplier I can get 100g off so that will do. One more questio ...
15-3-2012 at 02:30
by: nezza
Simple,basic experiments...
One of the things that got me interested was simple precipitation reactions, for example lead nitrat ...
11-3-2012 at 14:22
by: nezza
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