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Does adding NH3 to an HCl solution facilitate the dissolution of aluminum compounds?

If we compare the two solutions hereafter, which one would better leach/dissolve aluminum metal/compounds present at/near the inner surface of the glass: Solution A: $10\,\%\, \ce{HCl + H2O}$ Solution ...
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Appropriate ways to remove aluminum from the surface of glass?

I'm looking for a way to treat the surface of borosilicate glassware such that it won't contaminate solutions of puriss reagents in conditions that pure $\ce{SiO2}$ wouldn't, yet keep the bulk ...
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Trial by fire: Safely heating sand without it agglomerating?

Wikipidia quotes a melting point of 1713C for sand. I went on the beach to get some sand. I assume it's a mix of all kinds of stuff. The finality is to prepare a big pile of clean sand to use as ...
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