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Salts solubility and speciation calculations using PHREEQC
I am collecting data from literature for CO2 solubility in aqueous solutions. These are usually synthetic brines and are reported as molalities or wt% of salts or salt mixtures (I have NaCl, KCl, ...
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My textbook writes hydronium ion as [H(H2O)]+, is this correct? [closed]
[...] Thus, it bonds to the oxygen atom of a solvent water
molecule to give trigonal pyramidal hydronium ion, $\ce{H3O^+}$ $\ce{\{[H (H2O)]^+\}}$ (see box).
In this chapter we shall use $\ce{H^+(aq)}$ ...
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Freezing of a beverage
I am trying to generally describe the process of freezing beer and how the different ingredients influence the freezing process. My general approach right now is to observe a beer as 90% water and 10% ...
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How can the Kw of water be constant?
I know in neutral solution, $\ce{[H+]}= \ce{[OH-]}= \pu{1.0 x 10^-7}$.
However, let’s say I add an acid like HCl. This will increase $\ce{[H+]}$, therefore it’s no longer $\pu{1.0 x 10^-7}$, but is ...
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What drives hydrophobic effect/interactions? (multiple choice question)
Water molecules cause hydrophobic interactions because
A- they can disrupt surfaces with no hydrogen bonds.
B- they prefer to
be close to hydrophobic surfaces
C- they are restricted in their rotation ...
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Can addition of a "neutral" salt like NaCl assist pH test strip measurement accuracy in low ionic strength/poorly buffered solutions?
After a web-search, it seems ISAs (Ionic Strength Adjusters) are offered commercially to assist pH electrode/probe measurements. Presumably meant to increase conductivity (without affecting pH ...
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Milliliters of NaBr when changing molarity [closed]
I was very confused by this problem. I was able to get the molarity, but I wasn’t certain how to go from there:
If $\pu{2.60 g}$ of $\ce{NaBr}$ is dissolved in enough water to make $\pu{160.0 mL}$ of ...
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leaving a spoon in a cup of tap water for about 12 hours makes a pattern of bubbles, why? [closed]
I left the spoon in the water after showing the cup from the tea that I was drinking last night makes a spoon like the pattern of bubbles
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How does strong acids conduct electricity in water?
How do strong acids conduct electricity in water?
I have just studied ionization of water and I'm confused about some points.
First: I know that water ionizes in a very small amount ($10^{-14}$) so ...
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Aluminum Monoacetate Solubility in Aqueous Medium?
Does anyone have access to the aqueous solubility value of aluminum monoacetate?
I would expect it to be slightly soluble but I've searched the internet and haven't found any solubility values. : /
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Are all gases equal in their ability to carry with them lower volatility matter at a given temperature? [closed]
As we all know water is a great solvent in it's liquid form relative to other substances. I wonder however how it performs as a gas relative to other stuff.
Does anyone know how well steam carries ...
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Leaving Group Tendencies in Amide Hydrolysis
When we do hydrolysis of amides in basic conditions, we come across a mechanism in which the $\ce{OH-}$ ion attacks the carbonyl forming an intermediate as given in the photo:
When the carbonyl gets ...
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Creating a 10 ppb Lead Nitrate Solution
I’m trying to make a 10 ppb Lead Nitrate solution as part of a concentration calibration step for a Beer Lambert’s Law experiment. I plan on performing a dilution in three steps. The calculations have ...
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Indirectly Measuring Diffusion of NO2 into Water
I am working on a data science project with the central hypothesis is that air-born pollutants can become water-born through diffusion. The example I am using as a proof of concept is $\ce{NO2}$. The ...
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Creating 1L of 1000 ppb stock solution of Pb2+
I’m testing on samples that require a concentration of 1000 ppb (or 1 mg/L) of Pb 2+. My first thought was to simply dissolve 1 mg of Lead nitrate in 1 L of deionized distilled water to create 1 L of ...