Barium acetate
#1
Posted 17 August 2010 - 06:24 AM
I added BaCO2 and no reaction, not even the slightest fizz!!
I tried heating, nothing.
Where did I go wrong, I thought this would produce CO2 leaving Barium acetate.
#2
Posted 17 August 2010 - 12:42 PM
Worth a try with dilute?
thegreenman
#3
Posted 17 August 2010 - 01:18 PM
Try with regular household vinegar first; one other possibility is that you may not have the carbonate but the sulphate instead? Try with a stronger acid (although it's not needed) like hydrochloric acid just to make sure you've got carbonate.
#4
Posted 17 August 2010 - 01:26 PM
#5
Posted 17 August 2010 - 04:52 PM
Add say 5ml of glacial/conc acetic to 15ml (water that's about 25%) REMEMBERING TO ADD ACID to water! Use appropriate PPE eyes face hands clothing etc.
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#6
Posted 18 August 2010 - 08:23 AM
#7
Posted 18 August 2010 - 12:53 PM
Filter it - BaCO3 is pretty insoluble.Sounds like a plan, how would you say the best way to get the purest barium acetate and separate out the residue carbonate?
#8
Posted 18 August 2010 - 01:31 PM
What do you need barium acetate anyway? I have some, but it looks like copper sulphate, only green, so it looks hygroscopical.
#9
Posted 18 August 2010 - 03:44 PM
Ganna try the same with strontium. I'm also curious to see how well it would proform as Angkor colour donor with copper.
I intend to do the same for a variety of organic acids.
Is there an organic acid that contains chlorine?
#10
Posted 18 August 2010 - 05:10 PM
Are you having in mind salts of organic chloro acids + Ba, Sr?
#11
Posted 18 August 2010 - 06:37 PM
My hat off to anybody who can think of a commonly available acid which can be chlorinated and remain without being hygroscopic as well.
Edited by MDH, 18 August 2010 - 06:52 PM.
#12
Posted 19 August 2010 - 05:49 AM
So depending on make up thus salt could act as
Colour donor, chlorine donor and fuel
Or
Colour donor, chlorine donor and oxidiser.
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