Things don't happen for no reason. The reason you would get a green flame from heating a copper wire is the presence of a copper halide. The...
From Wikipedia: William H. Sheldon in his book Penny Whimsy is credited with coming up with the Sheldon Scale in the 1950s, a numeric system...
It actually does work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beilstein_test
Semi-disagree. Any pure, non-reactive solvent should be OK - use 100% MEK - don't use 100% sulfuric acid. There are other solvents that would be...
Moonshine can contain almost anything from dead rats to sodium hydroxide. Denatured alcohol contains a "denaturant" that can be many things....
Just out of curiosity, how old are you?
Cleaning is a big sin to many collectors, but then again, how many of us are free from sin. There is a big difference between harsh cleaning and...
Asking is one thing, but don't get your panties in such a twist. Yes, it makes an ENORMOUS difference if it is graded by the pros, sometimes...
PVC is PolyVinylChloride and is one of the most used plastics in the world. There are two problems with PVC. Pure PVC is a hard and brittle...
Not being an expert at this, I would first try a xylene soak overnight and then if the gunk had not floated or dissolved off, I would LIGHTLY...
I usually agree with 100% of thngs you post, but I have to take an exception to this one. Females did not have to be allowed in the Boy Scouts....
As reflected in other threads, kind of like your children aren't they?
Jargon Just reading through this again and was amazed at how much chemistry comes across as a foreign language. From the name "sniffer", I...
A wire brush will take that off :-)
And I would like it in my hand :-)
I think anyone reading this would offer you more than that.
OK, I knew someone would reply like this. I know I have adopted some of your children and just want to let you know that they are all doing well....
Woah there. MEK is Methyl Ethyl Ketone whereas acetone is Dimethyl Ketone or Methyl Methyl Ketone (not a real name but just to be descriptive) so...
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Where can I buy these chemicals? Just looked on Google for where to buy xylene and Lowes was the first to pop up. I would think you can buy...
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