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Hi. I'm wondering what the reaction is between KNO3(potassium nitrate or saltpetre) and sugar is. Im not in chemistry currently and would not understand any formulas but a normal non scientific answer would be nice. Like, How does it work? What is happening, What are the different ingredients for? Thanks Erik

Sooorrryyy, but no one was replying or viewing even when i edited, sorry anyways, il try that, thanks, and its just tables salt and tap water right?

My post buttyon doesnt work, wtf helloooooo?????????

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I have already read that and found it very interesting. Im currently making some thermite but can't figure out the correct method for making rust. Anyways if you want to help on that its in the Help! Electrolysis and Fe203 thread. Im more interested in a book that would teach the correct learning techniques, like equations and very beginner stuff like that. Thanks. Erik

C++ would definately be the best way to go, its much easier to control and you could easily write something like that, the only problem i see is that nero is a complicated program and ive had trouble from them before when i was writing programs to do with nero. They were no help at all in short terms.

It would be too hard to get a lot of stuff on there and zip and hard drives work much better, there too bulky, also cost is a problem too

Hey im interested in chemistry as a sophmore in Highschool We are not allowed to take chemistry until junior year and want to get a headstart What would be a good way to start Any ideas for books? Websites? thanks erik

Hi, I'm new to this forum and am trying to produce Fe203(RUST aka Ferric oxide) through electrolysis. I have attatched a thick copper wire to the negative(black)lead and a normal galvanized steel nail.(I think its galvanized, its the kind that is not all rough, it is smooth and kind of gold/bronze). Anyways I want to make sure im not making Acid rust, the opposite of rust. When i do this i yield a thick goopy black/grey liquid that contains only the tiniest trace of rust in it. From what i have heard this is supposed to make rust on the nail and I should scrape it off and let it accumulate. The metal is disentegrating also. The copper wire bubbles and withing 5 minutes the water is dark black. When I reverse the wires it slowly in like 2 hours gives off a small trace of light blue coloring and some rust color moves off the copper wire when i move it. Maybe i have to give the reverse process more time? I dont know, any help would be appreciated. By the way i am using a dc converter just plugged into the wall, it seems to be applying enough power. Should the nail be iron? Some site have said use an iron nail, if so how do i tell if a nail is iron? Thanks in advance Erik EDIT: HERES PICTURES http://www.thesellgrens.com/rustp/rust.html any help would be great, i also have an extra 12v dc converter from a cell phone charger if that would be better than this car charger, also where do i get graphite(carbon) electrodes, Thanks New Update: By putting a steel nail on both electrodes i have made some black magnetic hard stuff and a lot of goopy black crap(possibly rust acid) anyways any reply would be REALLY NICE PLEASE Also someone suggested using graphite electrodes. Please go into more detail about what to attatch to what and where to obtain these graphite/carbon electrodes. Some one said that you can get them from old flash light batteries which i dont have, but if i did what do you mean, more detail please. Thanks .

Hi, I'm new to this forum and am trying to produce Fe203(RUST aka Ferric oxide) through electrolysis. I have attatched a thick copper wire to the negative(black)lead and a normal galvanized steel nail.(I think its galvanized, its the kind that is not all rough, it is smooth and kind of gold/bronze). Anyways I want to make sure im not making Acid rust, the opposite of rust. When i do this i yield a thick goopy black/grey liquid that contains only the tiniest trace of rust in it. From what i have heard this is supposed to make rust on the nail and I should scrape it off and let it accumulate. The metal is disentegrating also. The copper wire bubbles and withing 5 minutes the water is dark black. When I reverse the wires it slowly in like 2 hours gives off a small trace of light blue coloring and some rust color moves off the copper wire when i move it. Maybe i have to give the reverse process more time? I dont know, any help would be appreciated. By the way i am using a dc converter just plugged into the wall, it seems to be applying enough power. Should the nail be iron? Some site have said use an iron nail, if so how do i tell if a nail is iron? Thanks in advance Erik EDIT: HERES PICTURES http://www.thesellgrens.com/rustp/rust.html any help would be great, i also have an extra 12v dc converter from a cell phone charger if that would be better than this car charger, also where do i get graphite(carbon) electrodes, Thanks