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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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Apple Cider vs. Cleaning Vinegar
The acetic acid in "Cleaning vinegar" may come from an industrial process. One way to produce acetic acid industrially, is carbonylation of methanol. And methanol is toxic!
So unless the product has b …
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Reverse washing soda buildup on stainless steel
If you use tap-water together with Sodiumcarbonate, chances are that the residue is Calciumcarbonate (unless your tap-water is very soft).
Calciumcarbonate is significantly less soluble in water, but …
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Was it CO2 or Muriatic Acid?
It is almost certain that the gas you saw was chlorine (Cl2). It is a VERY TOXIC gas, so stay away!!
Hypochlorite releases chorine gas when pH is too low. That is why bleach must not be mixed with ac …
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what is the exact meaning of oxidation state?
Oxidation state is a formal number ascribed to atoms, to tell if it has more or less electrons than in its natural state.
For single atoms it is fairly straightforward, as electrons can only be remov …
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Is a diluted aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite more stable than a concentrated solutio...
Everything else equal, dilute solutions of hypochlorite are more stable than concentrated. The reason is that a main reaction for the degradation is:
3 NaClO -> NaClO3 + 2 NaCl
Which is strongly depen …
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