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Why can't picric acid be made more acidic by adding nitro groups at the meta positions?
You can certainly make pentanitrophenol but it is way more harder to get the -NO2 group to occupy the last remaining m-places. Historically, it has been achieved previously in the early 1900s but the ...
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How to neutralize the stink of decomposed fish?
The difference between fish hydrolysate and synthetic NPK is the world of plant beneficial microbes you are culturing and adding to the soil. Have those microbes work for you to reduce odour during ...
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