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Applications of chemistry to reagents, reactions and processes of everyday life. Use this tag for question on chemistry in an out-of-laboratory/class context. DO NOT use this tag merely because the question is about simple chemistry.
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What is ideal water hardness for brewing coffee?
While procrastinatingworking, I am wondering whether it is optimal to use softened (or deionized) water for brewing coffee, rather than tap water which is in my area rather hard.
My gut feeling is th …
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What's the chemical nature of a dishwasher's rinsing agent?
It seems that a rinsing agent helps the dishes in the dishwasher dry much better than they do without it (which I recently noted on my new dishwasher). What molecules are used in the composition of th …
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How does adding lemon juice to sugar make better caramel?
It's a common cooking advice: if you want a somewhat softer caramel, add some lemon juice to the sugar:
To help prevent the caramel from crystallizing, you can add an acid to the sugar before you …
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Why did the Rio 2016 pool water turn green?
One of the swimming pools at Rio 2016 Olympics has turned green:
While proliferation of algae is a likely culprit, there have been some alternative explanations offered by local organizers. CNN has …
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