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Purifying Deuterium Chloride solution
Hi all,
I recently purchased on eBay 50g of 32% deuterated hydrochloric acid in D2O. I was really ... |
2-8-2014 at 17:45
by: sbreheny |
The trials & tribulations of Thorium production
Dan - I hope that you have some radiation measuring equipment and that you are taking precautions. 2 ... |
2-8-2014 at 17:21
by: sbreheny |
The smell of halogens
Hi all,
I'm wondering if there is something strange about my sense of smell 
For example, el ... |
16-7-2014 at 08:16
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Pok is correct - my original sample is from a different seller. I bought an additional sample from M ... |
9-7-2014 at 12:18
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
As you can see from some of my mistakes, I am still very much learning. I am an electrical engineer, ... |
9-7-2014 at 09:07
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Hmmm. OK, so I have one recommendation to use H2O2 and another one to use H2SO4 and then separate th ... |
8-7-2014 at 18:16
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
I am using an NdFeB magnet which is N35 or N42 (I don't know why the package does not say for sure w ... |
7-7-2014 at 16:31
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Thanks for the advice, I will try that. However, do you have any possible explanation of why the fir ... |
7-7-2014 at 13:14
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Another interesting data point - I purchased a 1g sample of Tm from Metallium. When I compare this t ... |
6-7-2014 at 21:15
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Yes, the salt (presumably Thulium Sulfate) is slightly attracted to a magnet. It is not strong enoug ... |
6-7-2014 at 21:12
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
IrC - thanks for the photos - I would say that the comparison to my sample is unclear, but that is p ... |
1-7-2014 at 20:10
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
So, I just made Thulium Chloride, Bromide, and Nitrate solutions. I have now used up about half of m ... |
1-7-2014 at 20:08
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
By the way - when I do the Thiocyanate test on the acid, I will dilute it first to prevent HCN forma ... |
1-7-2014 at 17:52
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
OK, here are the additional photos.
[url=http://s28.postimg.org/n7w9v7yst/crystals_naturally_dri ... |
1-7-2014 at 17:44
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
I will take more photos of the raw metal when I get a chance - maybe tomorrow. As I said earlier, I ... |
30-6-2014 at 21:52
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Well, this link says that it is "not flammable in ingot form", only in dust or thin foils:
[url]h ... |
30-6-2014 at 14:27
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
I also did try to burn a small amount of the raw metal. I used a MAP-Pro (propylene gas) torch becau ... |
30-6-2014 at 07:43
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Thanks, Pok. Unfortunately, the whole point of this exercise is to see if my sample is Thulium and I ... |
30-6-2014 at 07:39
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
The first time I dissolved a piece in acid, I used some acid from a bottle which I had pre-diluted a ... |
29-6-2014 at 20:04
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
The crystals (which should be Thulium sulfate) look white to me. There is an intensely green tiny cr ... |
29-6-2014 at 18:24
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
OK, here are the photos.
[url=http://s14.postimg.org/gw541i329/crystals.jpg]Crystals on Watchglas ... |
29-6-2014 at 18:21
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Mostly finished drying the precipitate. I think that the slightly yellowish-brown color was due to c ... |
29-6-2014 at 17:57
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Thanks for all the help. This forum is great! The photo of the Thulium sulfate solution looks so pal ... |
29-6-2014 at 11:57
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Hmmm. Thanks for all the replies. I purchased 1.125g for $14.50. This is comparable to the price whi ... |
29-6-2014 at 06:56
by: sbreheny |
Thulium (III) color
Thanks Brain&Force. I did look at it under both sunlight and regular incandescent. I don't have ... |
28-6-2014 at 22:11
by: sbreheny |
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