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wave Frequent Poster |
posted December 02, 1999 06:02 PM
 
is muriatic acid the same as HCI as the acid in making AP |
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Jolly Roger Frequent Poster |
posted December 02, 1999 06:46 PM
muriatic acid is hydrochloric acid (HCl), and should work fine for making AP, but check the concentration. I think that for making AP the HCl needs to be concentrated so leave it somewhere warm for a while, or boil some of the water off. I personally have never made AP due to a serious lack of acetone!  |
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dlwdaw Frequent Poster |
posted December 02, 1999 08:44 PM
~30% is commercial strength, which is perfect for making AP, HCl gas is reliced very easily, leaving in warm place or boiling will actually make some HCl gas leave, which means that you are lowering the conc. every second you boil. if you have some 20% that needs to be stronger, I think you can bubble this HCl gas through the existing HCl, which should raise the strength, but remember ~38% is the highest conc. acheivable in water.... ------------------ "... always look on the positive side of things, blow things up not down" -- Ragnar Benson |
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