The Periodic Table

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7:07 AM

Last night dream, there's a version of chlorofoam that is nonsensical in that it is said to be "purer and more concentrated than 100% chlorofoam"

what's even more bizarre is that there's an experiment that requires you to wet you hands with a little of that stuff (as if you are applying ethanol hand wash) before you can grab the conical flask

As for the experiment, it goes like this:

1. There's a solid that resemble sugar cubes. Dissolve them in a conical flask half filled with hyperconcentrated chlorofoam to give a clear solution

2. If your cubes has a brown residue, swirl the conical flask with the solution until the cubes turned bright orange (and brown residue suspending in the solution as if it is dirt water suspension, which then slowly dissolve away into a colourless solution) and then finally white. Then carry out step 1

Reality check: Obviously, there is no such thing as having a concentration more than 100%, so whatever that stuff is basically is a chemical that act almost like chlorofoam but orders of magnitude more effective than chlorofoam at carrying out reactions that can be carried out by chlorofoam

Martin - マーチン

7:25 AM

@Secret what's chlorofoam?

still very weird... very weird indeed

@Mithoron MathJax should work in tag-wikis: chemistry.stackexchange.com/tags/acid-base/info

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Secret

10:05 AM

sorry i misspelt

Chloroform

Chloroform, or trichloromethane, is an organic compound with formula CHCl3. It is a colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid that is produced on a large scale as a precursor to PTFE. It is also a precursor to various refrigerants. It is one of the four chloromethanes and a trihalomethane. == Structure == The molecule adopts tetrahedral molecular geometry with C3v symmetry. == Natural occurrence == The total global flux of chloroform through the environment is approximately 660000 tonnes per year, and about 90% of emissions are natural in origin. Many kinds of seaweed produce chloroform, and fungi...

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pentavalentcarbon

2:01 PM

@Zhe I need to convert my CV to a resume over vacation because apparently I needed to start applying for jobs months ago. Would you be willing to look it over?

Zhe

@pentavalentcarbon Yes

I think you have me email already. Send it over whenever you're ready

Белякова Анастасия

Hello!

Martin - マーチン

@pentavalentcarbon what's the differences

Белякова Анастасия

How is it going?

pentavalentcarbon

@Martin-マーチン CV is for academia, resume for everything else; resume emphasizes skill set and tasks actually completed, with no publication lists

Белякова Анастасия

2:12 PM

Do you have any ideas on how it could be possible to get skills and experience in HPLC and mass spectroscopy? Not as university student.

Martin - マーチン

@pentavalentcarbon uhhh that sounds terrible... Good luck!

Белякова Анастасия

Would be great to get some in XPS also.

Martin - マーチン

@БеляковаАнастасия well these instruments are really expensive, so if you're really lucky you might find a analytical lab around your place. Many students at the university never see a hplc in their lab career either...

Белякова Анастасия

This lab just want allow me to work in it not as employee.

And I am rejected any job for not having this huge experience

They require experience in working on this instruments to be hired, but how to get it?

Hello! is anyone here?

Белякова Анастасия

3:07 PM

Hello!?

pentavalentcarbon

I think we are silent because we don't have a good answer; additionally, I know that none of us are analytical chemists

Белякова Анастасия

I see.