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The edge case of an edge case: Vapor emissions of the descaling agent Sulfamic acid
I am wondering about the following scenario:
What happens if ready bought sulfamic acid descaling (usually 15% cont. + $\ce{H2O}$) is vaporized or at least steam develops while very briefly descaling ...
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Confusion regarding what reduction/oxidation means in reactions having covalent compounds [closed]
In the formation of NaCl, Na gets oxidised because it loses an electron, while Cl gets reduced because it gains an electron.
But how does this concept work in the case of covalent compounds, ...
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