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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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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 ...
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What formula allows adjusting balance of (Ethyl Alcohol / Water / Caffeine powder) to know concentration for the Caffeine solution?
I am experimenting with different levels of concentrated caffeine solution. The solution has a small percentage of ethyl alcohol, in the $\ce{H2O}$.
Problems encountered too much ethyl alcohol ...
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Do we consider the dissociation of water when dealing with ion concentrations of a solution?
One mole of hydrated copper(II) sulfate, $\ce{CuSO4 . 5 H2O},$ is dissolved in water. How many moles of ions does the solution contain?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 6
4) 7
The correct answer is 2. Specifically, I'm ...
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Calculating total volume mixing NaCl and water
I'm (as a non chemist) trying to calculate the the volume of a NaCl solution. The problem is that I know the volume of water prior to mixing in NaCl, but I want to know the volume of the solution ...
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Propylene Glycol as a water main anti-freeze
We are a young student science group looking for solutions to real world problems. We are currently working on ways to keep our city water mains from freezing in the winter. Our team is researching ...
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Lugol's iodine 5 % aqueous solution
There is Lugol's 5 % solution with 5 g of pure iodine and 7.5 g of potassium iodide.
In one ml there should be 12.5 mg of iodine in sum.
But there are suggestions telling that two drops of this ...
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