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Lye from human ashes?
Human bones would likely be chemically similar to any other mammal bones. It is sold as fertilizer (bone meal), primarily a source for phosphorus. It will also contain other elements like calcium. It ...
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Why is PCl3 acidic?
According to this source here
Phosphorus trichloride (phosphorus chloride, PCl3) is a colorless fuming liquid that reacts violently with water to liberate phosphorous acid (H3PO3) and hydrogen ...
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In acids why does polarising the O-H bond weaken rather than strengthen it?
Your edited conclusion is not correct. The apparent contradiction results from the definition of bond dissociation energy which refers to homolytic cleavage of a bond, where one electron from the bond ...
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