Questions tagged [chemistry-in-fiction]
Chemistry-in-fiction covers all chemistry that can be seen in TV series, films and can be read in books, etc. which does not necessarily need to be based on proper scientific backgrounds.
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Does selenium sulfate corrode or otherwise react with metals?
I was just watching a cartoon called Motorcity, and they featured a real compound called selenium sulfate.
While I'm sure that the compound blowing up a detached steel [car part] on contact is just ...
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Single-molecule magnet with electrically-controlled permeability: How does the Titan Shield from Deus Ex work?
In a recent installment of Deus Ex game series there is an augmentation called "Titan Shield" (it has nothing to do with $\ce{Ti}$ element):
A neodymium skin underlay matrix built of nano-...
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Is it possible to make Spider-Man like web fluid? [closed]
Is it possible to make a substance which has similar properties to that of the web fluid e.g. High tensile strength, sticky (can attach to most of the surfaces), evaporates within few hours etc. If so ...
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What physical/chemical reasons could have caused Dorian Gray's picture to degrade?
In the novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde, Gray locks away a portrait of his in the attic for 18 years and over that time the picture degrades to an almost unrecognisable version of its ...
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What are AE Salts?
I saw this sentence as I was reading Agatha Christie's Five Little Pigs:
Coniine and AE Salts comes under Schedule I of the Poisons Acts.
So I've been wondering what are the mentioned "AE salts"? ...
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Realistic chemical spill accident in high school chemistry class
In a story I'm writing, a teenager spills chemicals on herself in a high school chemistry class, causing her to be put under the safety shower. The spill destroys her clothes and causes minor burns. I ...
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Best Radioactive Isotopes for Energy Generation [closed]
First off, this is research for a video game storyline, I like to be thorough.
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I am looking for the most efficient method of nuclear power generation which:
Can survive for hundreds/thousands of ...
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Can an improvised torch be made to last for a prolonged period of time?
In the movie First Blood, there is a scene where Rambo is trapped in a cave after escaping a bazooka rocket that caused the mine he was hiding in to collapse. After realizing the entrance has been ...
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Is there a compound or element with properties similar to H2O? [closed]
Is there an existing compound or element with properties similar to H2O?
( Liquid, non toxic, stable, and with a clear / blue coloration ) I would expect that any such element or compound would not ...
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Acid and Silicon [closed]
What kind of acid would I need to dissolve a silicone compound? Or perhaps silicon in its purest form? I am writing a novel so a layman's level answer would be appreciated.
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Can there be oxygen dissolved in water in a hydrogen atmosphere?
I'm trying to determine (for a science fiction story) whether a certain type of planet could have a significant amount of oxygen dissolved in water (e. g. produced continuously by some aquatic ...
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Is palladium really that poisonous?
In Iron man 2, the protagonist Tony Stark was anxious about his blood toxicity due to palladium core that was keeping him alive was slowly poisoning his blood. It is written here that:
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Which crystals can exist permanently (and do not break down) under normal earth like outside conditions? [duplicate]
Hi I am looking for crystals I can use in the world of my novel but I have no idea what types to use or what there are.
So my question is what kind of crystals fit these criteria:
They must be able ...
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How do i create a significantly correct world with large crystal formations in my novel? [closed]
I have uploaded an shorter and less broad Question which is largely the same but requires a different kind of answer. What i want to say is that i re-asked my question in a different way because i do ...
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Looking for a toxic substance that cannot exist at room temperature [closed]
I am writing a short story, and am trying to find a gas with the following properties:
It must have a very distinctive odor
It must be impossible for it to exist at room temperature under normal ...
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