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Mayhem replied to the thread Random Thoughts 7.I used a Linux distro for a long time and the only thing that limited my productivity was working around Windows only software, some of... -
Mayhem replied to the thread Can you make pure water acidic by adding free protons to it?.Rule no. 1 chemistry: There are no unbound protons. Rule no. 2 of chemistry: THERE ARE NO UNBOUND PROTONS Rule no. 3 of chemistry... -
Mayhem replied to the thread What glass is best at resisting acids when dissolving?.Counter ion makes a huge difference. Most sulfates are soluble as chlorides, but a lot of sulfates aren't soluble as chlorides (just to... -
Mayhem replied to the thread Random Thoughts 7.The "security" in the MS Office package is perplexing. I am trying to open a .txt file I made myself, why are you giving me crap? -
Mayhem replied to the thread A different periodic table to ponder.Excellent example of how making things more complicated don't make them better. Instead of reading group by group now I must follow an... -
Mayhem replied to the thread Alternative to Lead in car Batteries.Another excellent example is vanadium in flow batteries. -
Mayhem replied to the thread Alternative to Lead in car Batteries.If you want large surge currents in a single cell you need fast electron transfer kinetics. Electrically, this means a low internal... -
Mayhem replied to the thread Molecular-level explanation of macroscopic phenomena: dissolving.You are describing recrystalization. The obtained crystals (if any) may have a different phase than the initial solid (crystal or not)... -
Mayhem replied to the thread How to reduce tin?.Tin(ii) is harder to reduce than Cu(ii) and Ag(i). Oxalic acid / oxalates may be a suitable alternative to ascorbic acid. While a... -
Mayhem replied to the thread How to make Sodium Chlorate by Electrolysis of salt water?.It sounds like your problem isnt electrochemical but simply chemical. You are generating chlorine which is the precursor to your target... -
Mayhem replied to the thread Dissolving silver.Are you refining silver for purposes other than exploring science? Silver, unlikely gold, is actually fairly cheap and refining silver... -
Mayhem replied to the thread I am writing a SciFi story but I don't like Rayguns.If you have a sufficiently advanced civilization, then a projectile with an antimatter and matter compartment that combines upon impact. -
Mayhem replied to the thread How to make Sodium Chlorate by Electrolysis of salt water?.How are you identifying chlorine gas? For the record, producing 'lots of chlorine gas' is a serious safety hazard in itself! Anyhow, by... -
Mayhem replied to the thread Random Thoughts 7.Children's clothes should have a "This way front" type print similar to how claymores have "Front towards enemy". -
Mayhem replied to the thread Biology Prove that evolution is constant (Provide at least two arguments to support your position).Very good example and I vaguely recollect a video demonstrating this. Something along the lines of e coli (or another bacteria) on a...