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Which potentials are suitable for molecular dynamics simulation of simple explicit solvents?
Which potentials (force fields) are suitable for adequately simulating (mixtures of) explicit solvents? Interesting rheological properties include viscosity, surface tension, heat capacity.
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Cobalt Chloride in various solvent/water mixtures - tested
In a recent post the solvatochromic behaviour of cobalt chloride in acetone was discussed. There were some ideas how the acetone might influence the ratio between the blue $\ce{[CoCl4]^2-}$ and the ...
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Why isn't orthoboric acid soluble in cold water even though it has polar B-OH bonds?
This is the information I found regarding orthoboric acid's solubility:
Textbook (NCERT India): Sparingly soluble in water (didn't say what temperature - presumably cold) and highly soluble in hot ...
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What factors contribute most to solubility of ionic substances in highly polar solvents, esp. ionic liquids and DES?
I am trying to determine a method to dissolve a mineral salt with a lattice energy of ≈18000 kJ/mol. I know that lattice energy is the most significant factor affecting solubility of an ionic ...
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Are all humectants sticky?
While using a topical lotion based on ethanol, water and propylene glycol, I noticed that it becomes sticky while drying. Propylene glycol is a humectant and is used for this purpose in ...
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Why is supersaturated sodium acetate so (meta)stable?
Sodium acetate is a common example used in general chemistry lectures to illustrate the idea of supersaturation, and that precipitation of a supersaturated solution can be initiated by a seed crystal. ...
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How can copper(II) sulfate crystallize outside a glass vial?
I'm making copper sulfate crystals in glasses. Within a few weeks, the copper sulfate seems to crystallize both inside and outside the glass:
(A few weeks after making a new solution)
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Yellow precipitate in SnCl2 solution
I have a few small bottles of 0.5M $\ce{SnCl2}$ solution, however solution was prepared about 4 months ago, and there is a yellow precipitate on the bottom of each bottle. Working hypothesis is that ...
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Dissolving ability of octane vs nonane on neoprene
I have been working with straight chain octane and nonane. The neoprene seals in some parts of the apparatus are allegedly far more vulnerable to the deleterious effects of octane than nonane - why? [...
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How to dissolve a strong resin in difficult situation?
The resin is made up from two components:
Component A: silicic acid, sodium salt (less than 10% sodium silicate)
Component B: Diphenylmethane-4,4'-Diisocyanate, isomers and homologs (MDI,Polymer-MDI)...
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Alkali Metal Rosinates Solubility in Acetone
In violin finishing technology alkali metal Rosinates are used in varnish synthesis. Usually this alkali metal Rosinates are soluble in Turpentine. I also know that Copper, Zinc Rosinates are soluble ...
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Solubility of pyridine and pyrrole in water
Pyridine and pyrrole are two of the first aromatic heterocycles encountered in organic chemistry. Recently, I was surprised to find that their solubility properties are vastly different.
The website ...
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Does chromium(III) oxide react with or dissolve in liquid sulfur dioxide?
Liquid $\ce{SO2}$ (b.p. −10 °C) is known as a versatile solvent (yet not particularly pleasant to work with) for a wide range of organic and inorganic compounds having limited solubility in ...
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Why does beryllium have an exceptionally high hydration energy?
You would expect solubility of Group $2$ fluorides to increase down the group, as lattice energy plummets much more sharply than hydration energy does. For the most part, this is true: $\ce{BaF2}$ is ...
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What pH value of 1M sodium crotonate solution supposed to be?
I need to prepare the $\pu{1M}$ solution of sodium crotonate, however, I don't have one in lab, but I do have sodium hydroxide and crotonic acid.
Thus, I calculated that for $\pu{100 mL}$ of $\pu{1M}$ ...
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