Comments on: Surprising Tests WITH Household AMMONIA http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/28/surprising-tests-with-household-ammonia/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:36:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christopher http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/28/surprising-tests-with-household-ammonia/comment-page-1/#comment-1064961 Christopher Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:54:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/28/surprising-tests-with-household-ammonia/#comment-1064961 The reason that the water is pulled up is that the ammonia can dissolve into the water 70X the volume of ammonia to one volume of water. The purpose of the ammonium hydroxide, in this, is that when the ammonia that was in the bottle is all dissolved into the water, the pressure reduces and creates a vacuum, sucking up the water. The reason that the water is pulled up is that the ammonia can dissolve into the water 70X the volume of ammonia to one volume of water. The purpose of the ammonium hydroxide, in this, is that when the ammonia that was in the bottle is all dissolved into the water, the pressure reduces and creates a vacuum, sucking up the water.

]]> By: Griezel http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/28/surprising-tests-with-household-ammonia/comment-page-1/#comment-1052265 Griezel Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:39:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/28/surprising-tests-with-household-ammonia/#comment-1052265 Why when inverting a flask containing ammonia gas or sulphur dioxide or Hydrogen Chloride through outlet tube, the water sucks or is pulled up? Why when inverting a flask containing ammonia gas or sulphur dioxide or Hydrogen Chloride through outlet tube, the water sucks or is pulled up?

]]> By: How To Spot A Psychopath :: Relieve any unpleasantness by inhaling alcohol! :: July :: 2007 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/28/surprising-tests-with-household-ammonia/comment-page-1/#comment-327101 How To Spot A Psychopath :: Relieve any unpleasantness by inhaling alcohol! :: July :: 2007 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:35:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/28/surprising-tests-with-household-ammonia/#comment-327101 [...] This piece about ammonia doesn’t have anything too hilarious in the ad department, but is a fine example of the refreshingly complete absence of safety warnings (if you don’t count “spread some newspaper around to catch splashes…”) typical of practical science articles of the time. If you weren’t actually preparing literal nerve gas, the writers figured you could figure out entirely for yourself that boiling ammonia water is not something you should play with in your unventilated basement. [...] [...] This piece about ammonia doesn’t have anything too hilarious in the ad department, but is a fine example of the refreshingly complete absence of safety warnings (if you don’t count “spread some newspaper around to catch splashes…”) typical of practical science articles of the time. If you weren’t actually preparing literal nerve gas, the writers figured you could figure out entirely for yourself that boiling ammonia water is not something you should play with in your unventilated basement. [...]

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