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Layal1 Posted 21 years ago
Science & IT
Bad idea
Why is it a bad idea to use sodium and hydrochloric acid to make sodium chloride ?
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Although this question seems to have nothing to do with English, perhaps this question should move to the Science page rather than Medical English?
- Although this question seems to have nothing to do with English, perhaps this question should move to the Science page rather than Medical English?
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Although this question seems to have nothing to do with English, perhaps this question should move to the Science page rather than Medical English?
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At first I thought, from chemistry student experiences, that sodium would explode spectacularly in hydrochloric acid, as it does in water. But apparently it doesn't:
A small cube of sodium is placed in a test tube of concentrated hydrochloric acid. Contrary to expectations, the reaction is gentle and a precipitate of sodium chloride (sparingly soluble in concentrated hydrochloric
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