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Chemistry Culminating: Dr. Stone

Huda Elshial
Ms. Siddiqui
SNC 2D8
March 23, 2022
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Season 1, Episode 4: Plot

A mysterious flash petrifies nearly all human life in the year 2019 AD. 3,700 years pass

with the human race frozen in stone, until Senku Ishigami, a 15-year-old scientist, awakens in a

world where all traces of human civilization have been eroded by time in April 5738. Senku

establishes a basecamp and begins studying the petrified humans in order to figure out what

caused the event and how to cure it (Omen, 2018).

Senku's friend Taiju Oki wakes up over the next six months, and Senku learns that nitric

acid was used to revive them. They create a compound based on this discovery that allows them

to instantly revive others (Omen 2018).

Senku, also known as Dr. Stone,

has to fight a guy named Tsukasa. In

order to fight him, he decides to make

gun powder. Senku has gathered the

three materials required to make

gunpowder, and all that is left is to

combine them. The first ingredient is

Figure 1: Senku gathering the ingredients for the gun powder.
sulfur, which is abundant in the hot

spring. The second component is charcoal, which can be made easily by burning wood.

Potassium nitrate is the final and most difficult ingredient, but Senku had prepared some ahead

of time (See Figure 1). Senku must combine the ingredients with a pinch of sugar to make

usable gunpowder (Omen, 2018).

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When Senku went to fight Tsukasa, they agreed on not fighting as long as Senku gave

Tsukasa the recipe of the revival fluid.

Description

The revival fluid is a type of nital, an etching solution used in industry that is more

corrosive than nitric acid alone. By corroding the outer stone layer, nital is used to cause

depetrification. It was traditionally made from nitric acid and an alcohol, such as methanol,

ethanol, or methylated spirits, prior to petrification. Senku's first version used rare naturally

occurring nitric acid from the appropriately named cave of miracles, which only required

filtering and proportioning with ethanol distilled from wild grape wine (Revival Fluid, n.d.).

The ammonia produced by the Haber-Bosch plant, which was previously built by the

Americans, was used in a more industrial process that allowed larger quantities of acid to be

produced. Grape wine, corn, and jaboticaba were the alcohol sources used to make the revival

fluid (Revival Fluid, n.d.).

Recipe

The finished revival fluid is a mixture of nitric acid and alcohol, made by mixing nitric

acid with as close to pure alcohol as possible (96%). The ratio is 30% nitric acid to 70% alcohol,

and the reaction won't happen unless everything is perfect (See Figure 2).
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Figure 2: An image of Senku holding the revival fluid.

Usage

The revival fluid is applied to the petrified stone by pouring a small amount onto it,

which causes a chain reaction across the stone, undoing the petrification. This can be done on a

single body part or the entire body, but the effect will stop once it has passed through all

connected stone parts. Stone fragments may occasionally remain on the body, which can be

removed by applying revival fluid to the affected area. This also aids in the healing of the

surrounding area (Revival Fluid, n.d.).

The amount of time it takes for the fluid to start the depetrification process is

proportional to how much weathering the stone has endured, so things that have been petrified

for thousands of years may take several seconds to crack. This is likely due to the fact that

corroding through the weathered outer layer takes longer. The amount of fluid required may also

be proportional to the body's size (Omen, 2018).

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The revival fluid can also stop the petrification process in its tracks. If a body part

is submerged in the revival fluid while the rest is petrifying, the submerged portion will likely

separate and fall off without depetrifying the rest. Furthermore, bathing in revival fluid would

most likely protect the person from the beam, but it would also kill them (Revival Fluid, n.d.).

How the chemistry in the episode connects to the grade 10 chemistry unit

The chemistry in the episode connects to the grade 10 chemistry unit. That’s because the

revival fluid is a compound made out of 30% nitric acid and 70% alcohol. The revival fluid is an

acidic fluid. When nitric acid combines with alcohol, specifically methanol, methyl nitrate, and

water is formed. CH3OH + HNO3 → CH3NO3 + H2O (Synthesis)

In addition, gun powder is made in the episode using three key ingredients. Those

ingredients are charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate. When those 3 ingredients are formed, they

create gun powder. Moreover, they produce potassium carbonate, potassium sulfate, potassium

sulfide + carbon dioxide + carbon monoxide + water + nitrogen. The chemical equation and

balanced chemical equations are below.

Chemical Equation: KNO3 + C7H4O + S → K2CO3 + K2SO4 + K2S + CO2 + CO + H2O +

N2

Balanced Equation: 6KNO3 + C7H4O + 2S → K2CO3 + K2SO4 + K2S + 4CO2 + 2CO +

2H2O + 3N2

Conclusion

In conclusion, grade 10 chemistry can be viewed in season 1, episode 4 of Dr. Stone.

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References

Omen, N. (2018, August 15). Dr. Stone Manga Review.

Medium. https://medium.com/@nomadomen4/dr-stone-manga-review-4706f7bc8b3d

Revival Fluid. (n.d.). Dr. Stone Wiki. https://dr-stone.fandom.com/wiki/Revival_Fluid

Watch Dr. Stone English Sub/Dub online Free on Zoro.to. (n.d.). Watch Anime Online, Free

Anime Streaming Online on Zoro.to Anime Website. https://zoro.to/dr-stone-175?

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