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[*] posted on 8-3-2014 at 05:07


Not really a reagent, but a chemical... Soon I will be receiving a used (5mth old) bubble dosimeter, hopefully it still works reasonably
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[*] posted on 25-3-2014 at 10:30


25kg sack of NaBH4.
I wanted to put this up last time but I forgot before it was mostly gone.
I think this big one is more impressive than 25 1kg bags anyway:cool:
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[*] posted on 25-3-2014 at 11:14


One pound potassium dichromate.



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[*] posted on 26-3-2014 at 18:28



Pure delicious(ness)
250 grams red P.
Cost about 70 dollars, expensive I guess.



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[Edited on 27-3-2014 by jock88]
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[*] posted on 26-3-2014 at 18:32


I'm so jealous.... What's your source?



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[*] posted on 26-3-2014 at 19:04


Home Science Tools:
Barium nitrate(*)
Sodium bisulfite(*)
Sodium bisulfate(*)
Aluminum sulfate(*)
Zinc Sulfate(*)
Potassium Ferrocyanide
Potassium Ferricyanide
Ferric Ammonium Sulfate
Ammonium Chloride(*)

Anyone got any ideas for the starred ones???

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[*] posted on 26-3-2014 at 19:19


My recent chemical purchases
-4535.95 grams potassium nitrate
-4 liters sulfuric acid

As you can probably tell im distilling nitric acid.
Maybe I shouldn't have ordered those together in hindsight...




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[*] posted on 26-3-2014 at 20:56



P

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-g-Phosphorus-red-97-purity-Fre...

The price seems to have gone up a bit.
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[*] posted on 27-3-2014 at 03:56


Quote: Originally posted by jock88  

P

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-g-Phosphorus-red-97-purity-Fre...

The price seems to have gone up a bit.


Is it legal for someone in the US to buy something like this on ebay?




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[*] posted on 27-3-2014 at 04:31


500g copper sulphate pentahydrate
50g calcium metal
30g sodium azide
2 more books of PH indicator paper -
also some assorted beakers and a new 500ml grad cylinder as i was a little clumsy and broke two at the same time.
they were in line for cleaning and a little domino effect got them while carelessly placing a heavy 10l bottle of detergent near the sink for decanting:(




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[*] posted on 7-4-2014 at 06:10


@Steam

Not sure about the legality, but buying 100g of red P from eBay is a good way to get the DEA to come busting down your door in the US:o

[Edited on 7-4-2014 by gdflp]
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[*] posted on 8-4-2014 at 00:53


Id love to put in an order for the red phosphoros but it would be big trouble in Australia.Plenty gets thru but.
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[*] posted on 8-4-2014 at 12:24


While not chemical order, I thought I would share this lucky find! A perfectly working Thermolyne 13025 four position hot plate / magnetic stirrer for only $40! Thank you Craigslist! All plates heat and stir properly. The stirrer motors are quite noisy, and likely need some lubrication or some other form of tlc, and two knobs are missing, but I'm quite happy with this purchase!

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[*] posted on 13-4-2014 at 07:12


500 ml acetic anhydride, ACS
500 ml ethylene glycol (they sent me a liter)
500 g urea (just to have a proper label for the OTC product, and was cheap)




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[*] posted on 14-4-2014 at 08:15


Quote: Originally posted by BobD1001  
While not chemical order, I thought I would share this lucky find! A perfectly working Thermolyne 13025 four position hot plate / magnetic stirrer for only $40! Thank you Craigslist! All plates heat and stir properly. The stirrer motors are quite noisy, and likely need some lubrication or some other form of tlc, and two knobs are missing, but I'm quite happy with this purchase!



Sweet!
I don't even have one stirrer or hot plate, let alone both together, x4!!! :) Could I borrow one...??? :) JK, enjoy!




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[*] posted on 14-4-2014 at 16:50


why would I tell anyone what I just received ?
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[*] posted on 14-4-2014 at 17:33


Quote: Originally posted by Pickardjr  
why would I tell anyone what I just received ?


Why would you make a comment that adds nothing to the discussion/thread?

Maybe if somebody is looking for a reagent and you mention you received some you could share your source or some of the reagent?

Anyways. To stay relevant with the topic, I was given an almost full, 30yr old 500 bottle of benzene not long ago :)
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[*] posted on 14-4-2014 at 17:46


500mL?
You just got 1 000 posts!

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[*] posted on 14-4-2014 at 17:58


A 500 ml bottle... Not quite full... It was going to be disposed of so of course the hoarder in me took over.

1000! Didn't even notice! Party time! Let's get out the 30ml ethanol serving glasses and celebrate!
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[*] posted on 14-4-2014 at 18:06


The 1,000 post thread?



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[*] posted on 14-4-2014 at 18:20


Well, I'm going to buy a 500 ml of benzene from korea for about 60 CAD shipped in the next few days. It is just so damn useful...



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[*] posted on 17-4-2014 at 04:41


Isn't benzene carcinogenic/toxic? It must be a pain to work with it if you don't have a fume-hood or work outside.



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[*] posted on 17-4-2014 at 05:16


Quote: Originally posted by Romain  
Isn't benzene carcinogenic/toxic? It must be a pain to work with it if you don't have a fume-hood or work outside.

But it smells so good...




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[*] posted on 17-4-2014 at 05:24


Benzene is carcinogenic, but its toxicity is exaggerated strongly. It is not instant death in a bottle. Acute toxicity is low, comparable with the acute toxicity of toluene.

I consider working with benzene as smoking cigarettes. If you occasionally do an experiment with this and you breathe a small whiff of this a few times and then you don't work with it for years, then I see no issue with it, just as smoking cigarettes a few times does not lead to cancer.

If you work with benzene every day and you breathe a few small whiffs of its vapor every day, then in the long run it may have adverse effects and may induce cancer in your body.

How do you copy with such risks? That is a personal choice. Every action you take in life introduces some risks. Each chemical experiment with toxic chemicals may introduce some risk on illness, but also eating fast food, drinking (too) much alcohol and many other things introduce risks for adverse long term health effects, each time. Of course, you must weigh the risks. Working with benzene a few times in my opinion introduces acceptable risks, working with e.g. arsine introduces unacceptable risks.

In general there is too much chemophobia in our society and even here on sciencemadness I frequently see it when people get afraid of certain chemicals are freak out when they have had a one-time exposure to a small amount of the chemical. Smoking, drinking, painting your house, filling the tank of your car, working with certain artists pigments, and many other things are considered OK, while these things (e.g. vapors) are as harmful as many of the chemicals we are working with in our experiments. Good common sense is your best friend in all these things. Avoid exposure as much as possible (e.g. do not do your experiments with benzene in a small badly ventilated room), but do not exaggerate (e.g. no need to wear a full gas mask when working with benzene for a few times), and certainly be not afraid of the chemicals (if you are, you'd better take another hobby).

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[*] posted on 20-4-2014 at 11:11


5 3gram jars of potassium permanganate from a pharmacy. I love pharmacies in Poland, you can get potassium permanganate, in the Netherlands they told me I needed a prescription to buy permanganate. :(
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