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DJeX
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O.P. Chemistry help (well sort of)
Ok I was fooling around today with some stuff under my bathroom cupboard. I mixed rubbing alcohol, nail polish remover and pure ivory soap together. It was pretty kool what happened but I’m not sure why it did it. I crushed the soap then added the rubbing alcohol. Then I pored in the nail polish remover. As soon as the nail polish remover hit the soap and rubbing alcohol it turned it to jell. It was kool. I was just interested why it turned into jell. Any one got any ideas?
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08-06-2005 06:28 AM |
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RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
How the hell can you fit under a cupboard firstly? lol.
I don't think that there is anyway to tell how it happened without knowing what chemicals were in the nail polish etc. first, maybe it acted as a catalyst to quickly solidify the substances.
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08-06-2005 09:47 AM |
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RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
It's cos you're such a hot stud, you not only make ladies melt, but also products that ladies use too.
OR
Perhaps you're just the next Alfred Noble. He eventually discovered dynamite in a similar way, although probably not while hiding under a bathroom cupboard.
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08-06-2005 10:30 AM |
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RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
Definitely a catalyst jelling things together.
btw, multimillion2k: nice avatar. :--)
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08-06-2005 12:02 PM |
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RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
This post was edited on 08-06-2005 at 08:47 PM by TylerG.
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08-06-2005 08:46 PM |
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DJeX
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O.P. RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
One more question, when Magnesium and Vinigar are put together what gas is made?
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08-06-2005 08:53 PM |
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RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
Well I'd be thinking that it occured because one was an acid and another an alkali. Water plus a salt could have been formed and the soap could have been what kept it jelly-like.
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08-06-2005 09:09 PM |
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DJeX
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O.P. RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
ahh ic
quote: Originally posted by DJeX
One more question, when Magnesium and Vinigar are put together what gas is made?
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08-06-2005 09:17 PM |
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tomfletcherman
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RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
Vinegar is ethanoic acid (I think) so find the gas molecule in the formula for the substance.
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08-06-2005 09:44 PM |
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DJeX
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O.P. RE: Chemistry help (well sort of)
Alright that didn't help, the formula is C2H4O2 which is Carbon 2, Hydrogin 4, and Oxygen 2
It can't give off 2 gasses at the same time. What one is it then.
This post was edited on 08-06-2005 at 10:15 PM by DJeX.
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08-06-2005 10:13 PM |
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