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Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter
2:27 AM
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Q: How does the addition of acetone cause a shift from hexaaquacobalt(II) to tetrachloridocobaltate(II)?

epelitoFor this reaction, at equilibrium, $\ce{[Co(H_2O)_6]^2+ + 4Cl^- <=> [CoCl_4]^2- + 6H_2O}$ $\ce{[Co(H_2O)_6]^2+}$ and $\ce{[CoCl_4]^2-}$ are red and blue in aqueous solution, respectively. When acetone is then added, the solution changes from red to blue. What causes this?

coordination-compounds
 
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
1:28 PM
This article says that first billiard balls made from nitrocellulose in the 1860s tended to explode
O_O
 
 
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Anonymous
5:24 PM
@CowperKettle Yeah, I read that sometime later, they didn't tend to explode but nevertheless John Wesley never got his prize, poor guy.
 
hBy2Py
hBy2Py
9:24 PM
Yaaay, I finally have a tag badge! :-D
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