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Image 1 — Garage find
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Garage find

Found in the garage, been there for over 60 years. My grandfather was a chemist and research pharmacist. Potassium Cyanide stands out, any other fun chemicals I shouldn’t put in my tea? Chemical names are in Dutch

u/BlackGlove — 9 days ago

Back shed finds in new house

My dad bought this new house with tons of stuff left. The owners were chemists and that’s the most I know. What’s good with the magnesium and that formula?? Also they had a ~1 gallon container labeled battery acid.

3 gas masks in ww2 era bags and a door that deadbolts from the inside with a peep hole.

BACKGROUND ON OG HOUSE BUYERS
A married couple now in their 70/80s, husband died. House was very hoarded when we left, but they worked with us to pick out the things they wanted. It still has a lot of stuff from the 60s (including calendars, film movie reels, photos, etc.) Otherwise the house is well kept other than random garbage. Additionally they took care of a beautiful garden and had tons of canned goods and lots of crafts. My dad has known the wife since 2018 and has helped her here and there with household tasks.

u/centralgyri — 8 days ago

Q: What really is energy?

My general chemistry teacher was really taken aback when I raised my hand to ask him for a definition of energy. He genuinely didn't know what to say, at the end of class he came to try to clarify what I was asking for, if I meant a specific type of energy, and he ended the conversation saying that he prefers not to venture into the topic and that I should ask a physics teacher. Which I don't have. I don't know if it was a silly question to ask, it's just been ages since I did any science and I like to try to understand everything and it felt like a gap in my knowledge.

So anyways, how do you define energy? What do all the forms of energy have in common?

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u/marigoldvii — 8 days ago

How do you hydrolyze phosphodiester bonds?

idk if its rlly biogem but i need it for biology for DNase I

I tried googling but it didnt quite makensense to me. Chemistry is not really my strongest subject sadly, I do find it rlly cool though.

The image shows some O thingies and it circles multilple things and I just totally shut down. I dont see any Hydrogen in the circles so I dont see how thats suposed to help me.

u/WhoAteMyCarpet — 8 days ago
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This is how Titanic filmed the terrifying flooded hallway scene

u/EsseNorway — 13 days ago
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Morpholine not drying

Hi fellow chemists. Im currently batteling to dry a morpholine sample. I have followed the literature and added NaOH to no avail. I have the water layer seperating from the organic phase once I add the NaOH however apon distilling the organic layer it still contains water. I have tried NaOH as well as MgSO4, nothing is removing the water. How can I get this sample dried and completely anhydrous?

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u/Optimal-Ad6544 — 7 days ago
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Needing some random Chemistry Questions (and Answers) for my comic story

Hey y'all! I hope this is okay to post in this subreddit. I'm working on a story where one of the main characters is a Second Year Chemistry Major at a Community College, but the problem is that I know so little about Chemistry to write anything chemistry related and make it sound convincing. If anyone would be down, could y'all bombard me with a bunch of random ass chemistry questions and answers for me to use in my story? If not, then maybe showing me outlets to learn a bit more about chemistry or finding other ways to look for resources would be great! I thank y'all in advance!

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u/Youknoww-Yuno — 7 days ago