GeorgeSmith007

When keeping the same volume of Ammonium nitrate, and changing the volume of water in the reaction of the two substances, what is the link between increasing and decreasing the volume of water in relation to the temperature of the solution once the reaction has taken place? (This will aid my hypothesis). My understanding is that the larger the volume of water, the smaller the temperature drop in the solution from the original ammonium nitrate to the final solution. This is because, since ammonium nitrate is the limiting reactant in the reaction, once the water becomes in excess because all the ammonia and nitrate ions have separated, having more water just means there is leftover heat energy that will then warm back up the solution. Answers before Wednesday if possible please Thanks in Advance

Hey so, I have just found this forum because I wanted to express this (maybe silly and flawed) idea that I had to maybe find a way of reducing the amount of atmospheric CO2 we have, to try and help to solve the ever growing problem of climate change. I have been researching ways we could reduce atmospheric CO2, such as thermal decomposition, however this requires a temperature of about 1300 degrees C, which would probably mean using more greenhouse gases to use the process than it does removing it. An idea which I had, would be to remove the CO2 that is in the ocean. I researched this a little bit, and there is a company which does this with a product called Liquicel, a product used at commercial level for who knows what purposes. However, if we used this on a large scale on the ocean, we could disrupt the equilibrium of atmospheric CO2 to that of CO2 in the ocean, and cause the sea to (un-scientific word alert) "suck up" more of the CO2 that is in the atmosphere, at least quicker than it already this. Not only could this help the problem of global warming, but it also could reduce the acidity of the sea also, and restore it back to normal levels to help organisms in the ocean to survive. Now, I'm sure there are many flaws with this, but I would like to see what they are. Having not even completed my chemistry GCSE course yet, I'm intrigued to know what more qualified people would think!