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    Common Chemicals and Where To Find Them: Acetic Acid Acetone

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    Common Chemicals and Where To Find Them: Acetic Acid Acetone

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    CommonChemicalsandWheretoFind Them

    aceticacid(CH3COOH+H2O) Weakaceticacid(~5%)issoldingrocerystoresaswhitevinegar. acetone(CH3COCH3) Acetoneisfoundinsomenailpolishremoversandsomepaintremovers.Itmaysometimesbe foundlabelledaspureaceton aluminumpotassiumsulfate(KAl(SO4)212H2O) Thisisalumthatissoldatagrocerystore. ammonia(NH3) Weakammonia(~10%)issoldasahouseholdcleaner. ammoniumcarbonate[(NH4)2CO3] Smellingsalts(drugstore)areammoniumcarbonate. ammoniumhydroxide(NH4OH) Ammoniumhydroxidemaybepreparedbymixinghouseholdammonia(soldasacleaner)and strongammonia(soldinsomepharmacies)withwater. ascorbicacid(C6H8O6) AscorbicacidisvitaminC.ItissoldasvitaminCtabletsinthepharmacy. boraxorsodiumtetraborate(Na2B4O7*10H2O) Boraxissoldinsolidformasalaundrybooster,allpurposecleanerandsometimesasan insecticide. boricacid(H3BO3) Boricacidissoldinpureformasapowderforuseasadisinfectant(pharmacysection)or insecticide. butane(C4H10) Butaneissoldaslighterfluid. calciumcarbonate(CaCO3) Limestoneandcalcitearecalciumcarbonate.Eggshellsandseashellsarecalciumcarbonate. calciumchloride(CaCl2) Calciumchloridecanbefoundasalaundryboosterorasaroadsaltordeicingagent.Ifyouare usingtheroadsalt,besureitispurecalciumchlorideandnotamixtureofvarioussalts. calciumhydroxide(Ca(OH)2) Calciumhydroxideissoldwithgardensuppliesasslakedlimeorgardenlimetoreducesoil acidity. calciumoxide(CaO) Calciumoxideissoldasquicklimeatbuildersupplystores.

    calciumsulfate(CaSO4*H2O) CalciumsulphateissoldasplasterofParisincraftstoresandbuildingsupplystores. carbon(C) Carbonblack(amorphouscarbon)canbeobtainedbycollectingsootfromthecompleteburning ofwood.Graphiteisfoundaspencil'lead'.Diamondsarepurecarbon. carbondioxide(CO2) Dryiceissolidcarbondioxide,whichsublimatesintocarbondioxidegas.Severalchemical reactionsevolvecarbondioxidegas,suchasthereactionbetweenvinegarandbakingsodato formsodiumacetate. copper(Cu) Uncoatedcopperwire(fromahardwarestoreorelectronicssupplystore)isextremelypure elementalcopper. copper(II)sulfate(CuSO4)andcoppersulfatepentahydrate Coppersulfatemaybefoundincertainalgicides(Bluestone)atpoolsupplystoresand sometimesingardenproducts(RootEater).Besuretochecktheproductlabel,sincemany differentchemicalsmaybeusedasalgicides. helium(He) Pureheliumissoldasagas.Ifyouonlyneedalittle,simplypurchaseaheliumfilledballoon. Otherwise,gassuppliesusuallycarrythiselement. iron(Fe) Ironskilletsaremadeofelementaliron.Youcanalsopickupironfilingsbyrunningamagnet throughmostsoils. lead(Pb) Elementalleadmetalisfoundinleadfishingweights. magnesiumsulfate(MgSO4*7H2O) Epsomsalts,usuallysoldatapharmacy,aremagnesiumsulfate. mercury(Hg) Mercuryisusedinsomethermometers.Itismoredifficulttofindthaninthepast,butmany homethermostatsstillusemercury. naphthalene(C10H8) Somemothballsarepurenaphthalene,thoughchecktheingredientssinceothersaremade using(para)dichlorobenzene. propane(C3H8) Propaneassoldasagasbarbequeandblowtorchfuel. silicondioxide(SiO2) Silicondioxideisfoundascleansand,whichissoldatgardenandbuildingsupplystores. Brokenglassisanothersourceofsilicondioxide. potassiumchloride Potassiumchlorideisfoundaslitesalt. sodiumbicarbonate(NaHCO3) Sodiumbicarbonateisbakingsoda,whichissoldingrocerystores.sodiumchloride(NaCl) Sodiumchlorideissoldastablesalt.Lookfortheuniodizedvarietyofsalt.

    sodiumhydroxide(NaOH) Sodiumhydroxideisastrongbasethatmaysometimesbefoundinsoliddraincleaner.Thepure chemicaliswaxywhitesolid,soifyouseeothercolorsintheproduct,expectthatitcontains impurities. sodiumtetraboratedecahydateorborax(Na2B4O7*10H2O) Boraxissoldinsolidformasalaundrybooster,allpurposecleanerandsometimesasan insecticide. sucroseorsaccharose(C12H22O11) Sucroseisordinarytablesugar.Whitegranulatedsugarisyourbestbet.Thereareadditivesin confectioner'ssugar.Ifthesugarisnotclearorwhitethenitcontainsimpurities. sulfuricacid(H2SO4) Carbatteryacidisabout40%sulfuricacid.Theacidcanbeconcentratedbyboilingit,thoughit maybeheavilycontaminatedwithlead,dependingonthestateofthebattery'schargewhenthe acidwascollected. zinc(Zn) Zincblocksmaybesoldbysomeelectronicssupplystoresforuseasanode.Zincsheetsmay besoldasroofflashingatsomebuildingsupplystores.

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