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Non-toxic alternative to borax for use in slime chemistry?
I understand that sodium tetraborate decahydrate ($\ce{Na2B4O7•10H2O}$) and water is the primary binder for PVA glue based slimes.
We have learned borax is not good for the ground water, or marine ...
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Why Does Milk Seal Sidewalk Chalk?
I work at a public library and we recently had a sidewalk chalk hour for families. Someone gave us a tip that if we brush milk with a paintbrush over the finished chalk drawings, it helps seal them ...
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How does protein denaturation speed change with temperature? [closed]
So this is something that I had been wondering since middle school. We "roughly" know that protein denaturation occurs above a temperature of 72 degrees Celsius, and is the reason why it is ...
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Using baking soda paste (alkaline) to "neutralize" honeybee venom (acidic). Is this scientifically sound?
I recall reading (courtesy: my 9th grade Chemistry text-book, chapter Acids, Bases and Salts), something along the lines of:
Bee venom is acidic. This is why the area of skin (stung by a bee) is ...
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Is it known for sure that bases feel slippery because of the production of soap/surfactant?
Discussion around the question Why does bleach feel slippery? has started me thinking about the saponification explanation for the slippery feeling of basic solutions.
According to Wikipedia:
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Why do unboiled eggs last longer than boiled eggs?
Just like the title says, I watched this video https://youtu.be/CHMY4G9gTPA and then became intrigued.
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