Why don't you have better things to do that point out how old the thread is?!
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I have been interested in many threads here I just don't post unless I have something to add to the information.
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Wow...not one piece of correct information here. Let me see if I can clear this up.
Glassblowers wear didymium lenses to filter the bright yellow sodium flare given off by all glass when exposed to high heat. Regular (soda) glass only needs this protection. The lenses are not even really...
Well! That would explain THAT then wouldn't it? Hmmmm I guess I figured it was a catalytic reaction just because using it as an electrolyte to separate water is catalytic. Dumb guy thank chemistry ppl for help! ugh!
When Sodium hyroxide is used to remove aluminum from a steel sputtering mask the reaction is energetic at first but after a while the solution gets dirty and the reaction slows down until we need to replace it. As I understand it the caustic soda is a catalyst in this reaction and is not...