- 3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle 'forever chemical' groundwater contamination claims
929 points38 comments6 d ago
- Chemistry themed puzzle game
Hello everyone! After getting permission from the mods, I wanted to share with this community a simple puzzle game I made to inspire my kids about chemistry. It has some basic elements (C, H, O,...
659 points91 comments4 d ago
- I’m a student being trained on 1h nmr! This is one of my first spectrums, 1-indanone
What do you think? I think my solvent has water contamination
562 points61 comments5 d ago
- Erythritol Crystal
Recrystallized using the slow evaporation method. Approximately 4 cm.
215 points4 comments2 d ago
- What is this called?
Does it even exist? Looking for help with the name of this molecule
178 points70 comments6 d ago
- One gram of encapsulated cesium
Optimize the process flow, ensure no sticking to the wall, and proceed with mass production
144 points7 comments2 d ago
- Is this mercury? I’m 90% sure it is but the label is almost gone…
Found in the basement of a house from the 1940’s. It’s about 35 mL and very heavy, 340 g. Moves like Hg from my limited recollection of any volume of the stuff- o am NOT opening it and it has been...
133 points109 comments5 d ago
- Help with belausov zhabotinsky reaction
I need some help with the belausov zhabotinsky reaction. I am using KBrO3, KBr, Malonic acid, 25mM of phenanthroline ferrous sulfate indicator, and around 47% concentrated sulfuric acid and of...
119 points13 comments4 d ago
- chromatography
104 points18 comments6 d ago
- Canon E(vent)
I think I can call this my first women in STEM moment. I’m an undergrad taking Organic Chem 2. Today my lab partner dropped the class, along with 50% of our lab section (post midterm bloodbath). I...
90 points38 comments5 d ago