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Is silicon dioxide decomposition possible?
I was thinking about this, I made Gibbs free energy calculations and I can't figure out if
$$\ce{SiO2(s) -> Si(s) + O2(g)}$$
is actually possible, even at a ridiculous high temperature.
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Is there any elemental molecule which does not react well with anything but oxygen? [closed]
For example, phosphor reacts with oxygen but it also easily reacts with many halogens, metals, etc.
Is there any elemental molecule that doesn't react well with almost anything but oxygen?
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Can iodine replace other halogen as well?
While reading about halogen family I encountered the reaction:
$$\ce{NaClO3 + I2 -> NaIO3 + Cl2}$$
I know that that the oxidizing tendency of halogens decreases down the group, so I think that the ...
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When aluminium is ignited in atmosphere, will it form only aluminium oxide or also aluminium nitride?
We know when lithium is burnt in air, it forms lithium nitride and lithium oxide. I am wondering if this applies to aluminium (other metals) also?
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What are the properties of COₓ where x ≥ 3?
$\ce{CO_x}$ are part of the oxocarbon molecule class. Commonly known are $\ce{CO}$ and $\ce{CO2}.$ However, there are molecules in which $x$ is equal to or larger than $3.$ Those molecules are barely ...
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Why cobalt reacts favorably with nitrogen?
I used also iron, nickel, zinc, copper. However, cobalt gives the easiest and straight forward yield of nitrides (XPS and SAED verified).
It is so easy to get cobalt nitride that I don't even have to ...
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Why do bubbles form when a reactive metal is placed in a less reactive metal's salt solution?
What is the gas that if formed when a reactive metal is placed in a salt solution of a less reactive metal? Theoretically, it should just be a simple displacement.
I know that this question has been ...
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Reaction of aqueous sodium carbonate with aluminum foil
Aqueous sodium hydroxide is known to react with aluminum foil in an exothermic, hydrogen-gas releasing reaction like $$\ce{2NaOH(aq) + 2Al(s) + 2H2O(\ell) → 2NaAlO2(aq) + 3H2(g)}$$
However, on ...
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Does bicarbonation require water?
In an aqueous solution of $\ce{NaOH}$ exposed to the atmosphere one can probably expect some degree of $$\ce{NaOH(aq) + CO2(g) -> NaHCO3 (aq)}$$
But, what would happen if just a solid block of $\...
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Will silicon dioxide react with hydrochloric acid?
I have the following equation, based on the reaction of $\ce{SiO2}$ with $\ce{HF}:$
$$\ce{SiO2 + HCl -> SiCl4 + 2 H2O}$$
I want to know if this reaction is indeed feasible, what conditions may be ...
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Equation for reaction between chlorine fluoride and potassium bromide
The equation given in the answer key was
$$\ce{ClF + 2KBr → KCl + KF + Br2}$$
However won't the $\ce{KCl}$ also react with $\ce{ClF}$ to form $\ce{KF}$ and $\ce{Cl2}$, resulting in the net reaction ...
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Is the water absorbed by sodium polyacrylate available to react?
I'm curious whether the water absorbed by sodium polyacrylate would react with alkali metals, or be trapped by the sodium polyacrylate.
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Does aluminum oxide react with rubidium?
I have rubidium vapor inside of the vacuum chamber. Inside the vacuum chamber, there are two flat stainless steel coated with aluminum oxide at temperature ~100 °C.
Since rubidium is active, I am ...
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Reactivity of different isomers of N2F2
$\ce{ N2F2}$ exists in two forms cis and trans. Today my chemistry teacher tells me that among the two only cis form takes part in reactions and that it is more reactive. But I have read elsewhere ...
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Why does potassium react more violently with water than lithium?
Recently, I was telling my friends about the violent reaction that takes place when you throw potassium into water. Soon after, a friend of mine claimed that lithium would react more violently than ...
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