Questions tagged [iron]
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How can I make a lot of microscopic rods of metal?
I want to make around 40-200 g of metal cylinders that would ideally have a length of around 1-100 μm in size (smaller preferred). The rods will be made of some ferromagnetic material such as Iron or ...
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Easiest/Fastest way to obtain a good quantity of fine Iron powder? [closed]
I am wanting to make a reasonable quantity (10-100g) of iron powder that I can use to visualise magnetic fields (by putting the powder in a thin layer between two transparent materials).
The finer the ...
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Are those magnetic iron filings in the dirt pure iron?
When I was a kid we used to drag magnets around in the dirt and collect "iron filings". Are they pure iron, or something else?
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Iron and copper oxide for thermite
I recently successfully made thermite from iron oxide powder and aluminum powder. However, I have a couple of questions about copper and iron oxides.
The kind of iron oxide that is made by ...
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Oven safe dessiccant?
Im sure there is a chemist/lab tech that knows a simple solution to my problem, as I cant seem to find a solution. When trying to strip and re-season cast iron cookware, I occasionally have problems ...
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What is the difference between pig iron and wrought iron? [closed]
I mean, I know the difference in the properties.. but how are they produced? what is the difference in the method of production?
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Rusting of iron is quicker in saline water than in ordinary water [duplicate]
I feel so because, saline water has more more electrons and because of that there will be oxidation will take place faster and hence the overall process will speed up. Is this explanation good enough ...
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How can I have iron powder without a fast reaction with oxygen? [closed]
I've seen this video in which fine iron powder reacts immediately with oxygen when exposed to the air, turning into rust.
Now, will this reaction always occur with iron powder? Or is there something ...
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Trying to understand the chemistry in an iron carbon battery
I am trying to understand the chemistry that occurs in an iron carbon battery during charging.
The negative electrode is iron, the positive electrode is carbon. The electrolyte is iron(II) chloride. ...
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Feasibility question: Is the following presented chemistry leading to very dilute H2O2 with fast created radicals, effective H2O2? [closed]
I start by noting that, theoretically starting by the action of oxygen on acidic FeCl2, one can form in situ hydrogen peroxide and other reactive oxygen species, albeit in very small amounts. The ...
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Does Fe(CO)6 really exist?
I was given a question to draw the structure of $\ce{Fe(CO)6}$ and tell the hybridization. Hybridization came out to be $\ce{sp^3d^2}$ and structure as Octahedral. But does $\ce{Fe(CO)6}$ really exist?...
