valeg96
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Sodium Dichloroisocianurate or Trichloroisocyanuric acid?
I was given a white tablet for swimming pools, the problem is that who gave it to me forgot if it's Trichloroisocyanuric acid or Sodium
Dichloroisocianurate. Is there a way I can find out which compound it's made of? What can I do with what it turns out to be?
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Try dissolving it in water, Sodium Dichloroisocianurate is fairly soluble, you'll have trouble dissolving any Trichloroisocyanuric acid at all.
[Edited on 4-12-2014 by numos]
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It's Sodium Dichloroisocianurate then. Can I put it to any use or should i just keep it stored?
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It is a perfect oxidizer for making chlorine. Just add some solid material to 10% to 20% HCl. A lot of Cl2 is produced if this is done. This Cl2 can
be useful in many experiments.
The oxidizer is also useful in many chemical experiments, e.g. making chloroform, producing interesting colored complexes and precipitates with copper
salts, impressive reactions with ammonia (be careful in the latter case, the reaction is VERY violent).
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How would I make that? Dissolve a tiny piece in water and mix to a dissolved copper compound? (e.g. copper sulphate?) Does it also work with other
salts like iron, calcium, nickel or cobalt?
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Quote: Originally posted by valeg96  |
How would I make that? Dissolve a tiny piece in water and mix to a dissolved copper compound? (e.g. copper sulphate?) Does it also work with other
salts like iron, calcium, nickel or cobalt? |
Yes, a copper sulfate solution, when added to the Na-DCC will form a very thick purple precipitate.
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=29474#...
don't know if any other copper salts work.
Edit:
When a solution of Na-DCC is added to an Iron III chloride solution, Cl gas develops, and a peach colored compound precipitates, any ideas? Iron
dichloroisocyanurate? The remaining solution is a deep blood red color - pretty.
Also, woelen: how would one make chloroform with Na-DCC?
[Edited on 5-11-2014 by numos]
[Edited on 5-11-2014 by numos]
[Edited on 5-11-2014 by numos]
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There is a thread on making chloroform from Na-DCCA:
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=5686#p...
It is not a fully worked out procedure, but certainly is a nice basis for further experimenting. For decent yields, however, you need to distill off
the chloroform.
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