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Barium Nitrate
The best green colour flame is obtained with Barium chlorate. This is occasionally available on Ebay ...
31-12-2014 at 17:00
by: nezza
Barium Nitrate
Barium sulphate is difficult to convert to other barium salts. It can be converted to Barium carbona ...
30-12-2014 at 00:38
by: nezza
Rare earth metal video series
I bought a rare earth set from "Metallium", a US supplier a few years back when they were not too ex ...
30-12-2014 at 00:35
by: nezza
Copper Tartrate
Copper sulphate and Sodium potassium tartrate (Rochelle salt) form the basis of Fehlings solution wh ...
26-12-2014 at 02:00
by: nezza
Chemical burns
Bromine is the worst stuff for burns. I got 1 drop on my thumb and it burnt it immediately. Of the a ...
18-12-2014 at 00:58
by: nezza
Having trouble with nitrate test kits
Hi folks. It reacts down to 10 or so ppm of nitrate. As for how quantitative it is higher concentrat ...
14-12-2014 at 10:47
by: nezza
Having trouble with nitrate test kits
I had a look at some nitrate test kits a while ago. The best one I found used coarsely ground zinc t ...
14-12-2014 at 01:33
by: nezza
Methylene violet
There are several alternatives available for supravital staining. In the lab I work at we use new me ...
20-11-2014 at 00:51
by: nezza
Mercury Oxidation - Prevention
Yeah. I had the same problem with my mercury. I washed it with dilute nitric acid several times, fil ...
18-11-2014 at 01:42
by: nezza
Hydrochloric acid from salt and sodium bicarbonate
NaHSO4 is produced as a byproduct of the reaction of H2SO4 with NaCl. As H2SO4 is a diprotic acid th ...
5-10-2014 at 23:53
by: nezza
Copper (II) chloride - green flame for fireworks
The best green flame colorant I have found for pyrotechnics is Barium chlorate. It gives an intense ...
26-9-2014 at 03:28
by: nezza
Microscopes--->What to buy?
I bought an Olympus BH2 off Ebay. They are great microscopes. Well built, easy to service and you ca ...
11-9-2014 at 11:08
by: nezza
Best-smelling chemicals
Diethyl ether - mmm.
5-9-2014 at 00:10
by: nezza
Storing sodium
I have a small cylinder of welders argon which I use to flush containers with mineral oil in for sto ...
31-8-2014 at 00:06
by: nezza
Another nail in the coffin of home chemistry (UK)
It looks like our Government is implementing another EU directive to limit our freedom.

https://w ...
29-8-2014 at 11:48
by: nezza
Bad days in the lab or with glassware?
Boron is more inflammable than I thought.

I know boron should colour flames green (Trimethyl bora ...
22-8-2014 at 00:50
by: nezza
I made solvated electrons without need of liquid ammonia
The only liquid amine I have at the moment is aniline. I have tried adding a small amount of lithium ...
19-8-2014 at 10:44
by: nezza
I made solvated electrons without need of liquid ammonia
Does this experiment work with sodium ?.
16-8-2014 at 11:17
by: nezza
Manganates... not PERmanganates (Mn V and VI Redox Chemistry)
Manganates are only stable in strongly alkaline solution. Lowering the pH causes disproportionation ...
10-8-2014 at 10:13
by: nezza
Problem in making tungsten compounds
Molten Potassium chlorate dissolves finely divided tungsten. I have tried it with crushed tungsten a ...
10-8-2014 at 10:11
by: nezza
British Chemistry sets wanted
I think logwood was an impure form or another name for haematoxylin.
21-7-2014 at 23:20
by: nezza
Colours
Blogfast25. All of my reduction attempt were made in dilute (approx 2M) hydrochloric acid solution. ...
16-7-2014 at 23:40
by: nezza
Colours
I have an update on Samarium and chromyl chloride. I have tried reducing samarium (III) with various ...
14-7-2014 at 10:41
by: nezza
Colours
Sorry about the delay in replying. The ir filter I use is 720nm.
9-7-2014 at 22:35
by: nezza
Colours
The vial I photographed is fresh. I always keep it double bottled in case of accident (It's really n ...
6-7-2014 at 10:16
by: nezza
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