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[*] posted on 4-10-2017 at 04:22


First post from me in a long time. Something very interesting too, check it out.

Two bottles, both containing quite similar looking compounds:

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Change the lighting and ....

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The first photo was taken under incandescent lighting, second photo is after the globe was changed over to a CFL.

In real life it's truly startling seeing the contents of the bottle change colour before your eyes when moving it between areas with different light sources.

On the left is Samarium acetate and at the right is Holmium acetate.
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[*] posted on 4-10-2017 at 06:42


Lovely photo's / effect.

Do you realise how much more complicated you have made life for
Periodic Table Of The Elements sample display makers ? :P




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[*] posted on 7-10-2017 at 06:53


Have not posted in a "while" but anyway,
Silicon carbide crystals on a carbon rod:


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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 09:25


That's awesome! Did you grow those SiC crystals yourself or how were they made?
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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 10:14


Quote: Originally posted by MrHomeScientist  
That's awesome! Did you grow those SiC crystals yourself or how were they made?

My friend gave them to me.
They were made industrially in an electrical arc furnace where carbon is in the centre and SiO2 is put around to rise up resistance and to keep the outer part cooler than the core. I'm not exactly sure what they are actually making but the SiC is basically an unwanted byproduct.
I have more samples and they look really cool under microscope but unfortunately my microscope is out of service atm:D so I can't take a better photo.
Here's another one (photo taken with a cell phone).


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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 14:25


Put electricity through the silicon carbide I heard it lights up blue



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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 19:44
recrystallizing some Sodium t-butoxide


Today I decided to finally purify my sodium t-butoxide using hot T-butyl alcohol, after leaving it on the shelf for a few weeks.


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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 20:14


I got a big polarized screen out of a busted monitor and I've been doing some filming with it. There's too many nice stills (and video) to post everything but here are some of my favorites:

Stress lines in gelatin:
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Water and corn syrup, with a layer of heavy corn syrup at the bottom:
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Corn syrup flowing over & through glass beads:
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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 20:30


@Mayko Wow those are beautiful.



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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 20:32


Quote: Originally posted by symboom  
Put electricity through the silicon carbide I heard it lights up blue

I've never heard about that. I'll try it.




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[*] posted on 10-10-2017 at 22:13


Aha here is the video of silicon carbide its also used in leds
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MiHjPCzNxb8
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-BQZi7MvI




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[*] posted on 13-11-2017 at 08:12


Managed to grow this fluff ball out of the remains of nitric acid production (so about equimolar KHSO4 and KNO3 since I had a brain fart and used two molar equivalents of the latter). A pH strip indicates that it is primarily the bisulphate, and the strange thing was that it seemed to 'walk' of its own accord - a few smaller balls came first and then combined and migrated to the centre as the solution evaporated.

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[*] posted on 13-11-2017 at 08:45
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Crystals of anhydrous gallium(III) chloride on the inside of the ampoule.

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[*] posted on 15-11-2017 at 08:56




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Here's a couple pictures of some methyl 2,4-diTBSOcinnamate I made at work that crystallized as beautiful opalescent crystals.




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[*] posted on 17-11-2017 at 10:39


Left: Nitrous Acid soln.
Middle: Copper (Tetra) Dichloroisocyanurate, Disodium salt
Right: Hexaammine Nickel (II) Sulfate
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[*] posted on 18-11-2017 at 00:37


So, stopped by the thrift store today on my way home from work..

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. Pt wire hell's yeah.

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I made a small coil from ~2" of wire. If you hold a lighter to it for a brief moment, then let off the butane to extinguish the flames and then just resupply butane gas... The coil starts glowing and will eventually reignite the lighter. After just a couple times it had modified surface texture to a somewhat gritty appearance.

Regardless, I was exceedingly pleased I spent the time to stop in there.

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And then I went back... Gold and silver wire with ceramic coating. RTE wire element for some kind of temperature measuring device is what I'm able to find on them.

It is such a specific form of metal, it would be foolish not to buy for the low price. I'd imagine it's not cheap new.

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[*] posted on 18-11-2017 at 01:14


Score!
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[*] posted on 18-11-2017 at 04:33


Good old catalysis in action, I've seen similar demonstrations using methanol instead, where a heated platinum gauze is held over methanol and it remains glowing. Neat find though, I need to get myself some Pt wire, very useful stuff.



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[*] posted on 18-11-2017 at 06:11


A crystal of what I believe is cesium trisoxallatoferrate(III) dihydrate.

Probably the first pictures of the compound on internet.

It was grown in the bottom of the container, so it doesn't represent the crystal habit of the compound perfectly.


https://imgur.com/gallery/napw4



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[*] posted on 18-11-2017 at 07:32


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After just a couple times it had modified surface texture to a somewhat gritty appearance.

This effect in Pt wire is called "bambooing" and can easily be felt by rubbing a finger lengthwise on the wire...

Further heating/cooling cycles will lead to visible nodules forming along the wire with thinner areas between (as in a bamboo stem) until the wire eventually breaks.

IIRC, there is a process to reverse the effect but its mechanism quite eludes me now.


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[*] posted on 18-11-2017 at 10:06
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Osmium tetroxide and osmium metal melted by electronic beam.

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thumbup.gif posted on 20-11-2017 at 10:36


Quote: Originally posted by CaCl2  
A crystal of what I believe is cesium trisoxallatoferrate(III) dihydrate.

Probably the first pictures of the compound on internet.
[Edited on 18-11-2017 by CaCl2]

Love that! Thumbs up!
On par or better than my trisethylenediammine nickel(II) iodide crystals (regarding rarity).
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[*] posted on 25-11-2017 at 18:05


Well not exactly a pretty pic, but found some of these thermometer switches while cleaning out an old lab. Any idea of their value?

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[*] posted on 14-12-2017 at 07:02


Double recrystallized Nitroguanidine, formula CH4N4O2

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[*] posted on 19-12-2017 at 07:28


Quote: Originally posted by Tetra  
Double recrystallized Nitroguanidine, formula CH4N4O2



Where did you get it?




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