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Is there a material that ions can pass through but water can’t?

I was wondering whether there is a material that can pass ions (such as the ions existing in seawater) but not water. I am aware that water molecules are smaller, so they can pass through some ...
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Differentiation between zinc, aluminium, and magnesium ions in solution

If I have three aqueous ionic solutions in which I know that the cation is $\ce{Al^3+}$, $\ce{Mg^2+}$, or $\ce{Zn^2+}$, how do I find out which is which? I was thinking to add $\ce{OH-}$ in the form ...
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Calculating the Molarity of an Ion?

I'm completely stuck on this one - I was doing an experiment in a lab and now I cannot find the molarity of an ion in a solution. I've looked everywhere on the web but after 2 hours of searching I ...
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Can citric acid protonation produce benzene and water

Is this reaction possible: $\ce{C6H8O7 + 12 H3O -> C6H6 + 19 H2O}$? Considering that the $\ce{H+}$ can be induced by ionization of the citric acid solution the benzene can be produced in this way?
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