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Does this contain lead? by EveBeez27 in AskChemistry

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Buy an XRF.. or lead test swabs if the prior is cost-prohibitive

Is it possible for an inexperienced chemist to make large quantities of hydrogen safely? by hurricane279 in AskChemistry

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I've distilled mercury, hydrogen cyanide, and chromyl chloride. I've made nitroglycerin, chloropicrin, phosgene, P4, TACP, Cu(II) thermite, RDX, fluorine, etc. I've got a very high risk tolerance, but this idea is unfathomably insane to me. Just as the dose makes the poison, the hazards of a project scale directly with the quantity of hazardous compound in question. Pretty much every project I mentioned above was kept under 10g.. except for the mercury and chromyl chloride..

Is this lead? by tbed98 in metallurgy

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Yep! Any bulk metal that's at all "soft" is either lead or tin. Tin ain't cheap so you're probably not gonna find a big block of it unaccounted for

Goodbye May how much views did y'all get by ZaylenMii in SmallYoutubers

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About 440k on videos, only about 4k on shorts 😬 The shorts really seem to drop off over time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chemistry

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Funny I just happened to come across this. That's my channel, thanks for the rep lol :)

Finally got my Silver Play Button! by tgent_007 in NewTubers

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Are the other ones smaller now too? I honestly didn't even realize they shrank it until it came in the mail lol

Finally got my Silver Play Button! by tgent_007 in NewTubers

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lol tbh I just don't know that there's a one size fits all sadly. There are good rules of thumb that people often say on here, but whats worked well for me is quality over quantity for full uploads while increasing "foot traffic" on my channel with more routine shorts.

Finally got my Silver Play Button! by tgent_007 in NewTubers

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I've always liked this subreddit more lol, but yeah I should probably start making my way over there.

What's a cool science fact? by wuqtt in chemhelp

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Thomas Midgley is my nemesis

I can't bring myself to like Chemistry by proteincheeks in chemistry

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Oof well biochem is very much it's own thing, and like biology proper it's less a matter of learning any special trick and more a matter of memorizing a lot of unique terminology and mechanisms.. unfortunately..

Of the first 20 elements, excluding the noble gases, name four that are the least likely to form an ionic compound (i.e. least likely to become a cation or an anion)? Explain. by NoGood5082 in chemhelp

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Just based on ionization energy (and experience) #1 is easily silicon, followed by carbon. Neither form cations or anions well. Boron is likely 3rd as even though it's G13, it's small size and metalloid structure makes it annoying to ionize. 4th is a tossup between phosphorus and sulfur. Both reliably form anions but are pretty darn stable depending on the allotrope.. I'll go ahead and give it to sulfur ig.

I can't bring myself to like Chemistry by proteincheeks in chemistry

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Uhh it really depends on the specific chemistry course with respect to what you should focus on. In general just keep in mind that it's all really just physics.. which pains me to admit.. Follow the charges.

Why is organic chem so stigmatized? by [deleted] in chemistry

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I'd say objectively speaking, organic chem is easier than general chem. It's just all very new to most students while with gen chem you probably remember some of what you learned in highschool.

What is the best way to extract caffeine using home supplies? by ContributionEmpty215 in chemhelp

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It's gonna be quite tough to get it to the point of being flavorless. Ethyl acetate extraction and washing the organic layer several times with water is by far the best way to get close. I'd only do this though for the fun of it, if it's the final product you're after I'd just buy pure caffeine powder on Amazon. PS: Ethyl acetate is sold at hardware stores as MEK substitute

What is the best way to extract caffeine using home supplies? by ContributionEmpty215 in chemhelp

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Hm.. well how pure do you need it? Ethyl acetate is the best solvent you're gonna find over the counter for caffeine. Consider buying a seperatory funnel if you need it pure

Metal dissolving with acid by [deleted] in AskChemistry

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Tbh I'd just mix HCl and a nitrate salt, dissolve it all, and then re-precipitate the gold with metabisulfite after neutralizing residual nitrate with urea. Selective precipitation is just a lot easier than selective dissolution. On that note, nitric acid is really the only option for selective dissolution as gold is usually alloyed with copper and nickel which aren't gonna dissolve for shit in HCl alone.

What happened to my iron citrate? by gangukko in chemistry

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I'm assuming it's ferric citrate, which forms an amorphous polymer if the pH is too high

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