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Sodium acetate stoichiometry from baking soda and vinegar
I want to make sodium acetate from sodium bicarbonate and vinegar. I'm a bit stumped at calculating amounts of each reagent. I'm starting with 8% acetic acid vinegar. I was going to add, to 1 L of the ...
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Chemically producing sodium metal from magnesium
Anyone with experience making sodium metal ($\ce{Na}$) with the following process? Reactants: $\pu{14 g}$ magnesium powder, $\pu{20 g}$ sodium hydroxide; Catalysts: $1$ to $\pu{2 g}$ menthol crystals; ...
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Conversion of Erythrosine to Fluorescein
I am a home-chemist and I love dyes. I recently got my hands on sodium salt of erythrosine (tetra-iodinated fluorescein). I want to convert erythrosine to fluorescein. I speculate that using dilute ...
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Nitrocellulose (flash paper) synthesis without Sulfuric Acid?
According to the Wikipedia page on Nitrocellulose:
The process uses nitric acid to convert cellulose into cellulose nitrate and water:
$$\ce{3HNO3 + C6H10O5 ->[H2SO4] C6H7(NO2)3O5 + 3H2O}$$
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Balanced equation for Schweizer's reagent production?
In Thompson's Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments the chemical formula for Schweizer's reagent is represented as $\ce{[Cu(NH3)4](OH)2}$ (although Wikipedia represents it as $\ce{[Cu(NH3)4(...
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Molar ratios not leading to complete reaction in Schweizer's reagent production
In my home lab, I've reacted $\ce{Cu(OH)2}$ with aqueous ammonia to produce Schweizer's reagent. However, I'm surprised by the amount of ammonia required to react with this amount of $\ce{Cu(OH)2}$. ...
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Will this reaction form magnesium carbonate?
I have magnesium oxide pills I take. I know if I dissolve them they'll form magnesium hydroxide, and I'm trying to make pure magnesium from my pills. I've come up with a double replacement reaction, ...
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The distinction between graphene supercapacitors and reduced graphite oxide supercapacitors
Looking at this study, Direct laser writing of micro-supercapacitors on hydrated graphite oxide films, a consumer laser cutter is used to synthesize reduced graphite oxide supercapacitors from ...
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Is it possible to synthesis adenine, thymine, cytosine, or guanine at home?
I'm wondering if there is any way to create adenine, thymine, cytosine, or guanine from chemicals available to anyone, using basic lab equipment.
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Would this recipe on stink bomb work?
I found this recipe on how to make a stink bomb:
The recipe basically says to mix ammonia and match heads to create ammonium sulfide. However, I am skeptical, because
It seems that match heads have ...
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Can I synthesize iron acetate like this?
The oxidation state of the iron doesn't matter too much; I am just trying to make an attractive red-brown ink. Here are some instructions I prescribed to a friend.
Here's an approximately decent ...
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Synthesis of hydrazine with bleach and ammonia
I am trying to make rocket fuel using hydrazine, hydrogen peroxide and home products. I want to put an action figure in orbit.
Is there any way to synthesize hydrazine with bleach and ammonia, using $...
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