bartleby (Stranger)
02-26-03 10:52
No 411994
      lead acetate/calcium acetate synth  Bookmark   

Does anyone have any references/recipes for the preparation of lead acetate and/or calcium acetate?  Not much info. availabe through TFSE.  Thanks.
 
 
 
 
    Aurelius
(Hive Addict)
02-26-03 13:11
No 412028
      Lead and Calcium Acetate  Bookmark   

Lead Acetate is not recommended- because of the lead obviously.  Calcium hydroxide is a white solid. You may have seen cartons containing it in a garden shop, under the name of "slaked lime" or "hydrated lime", where it is sold as a soil conditioner.

Calcium hydroxide can be formed by adding water to calcium oxide. The effect of this is shown on these pages. It is a reaction that gives out considerable amounts of heat.

Neutralizing this Calcium hydroxide with Vinegar (weak solution of acetic acid) gives Calcium acetate which after evaporation of the remaining water can be removed. 
 
 
 
 
    PolytheneSam
(Master Searcher)
02-26-03 16:00
No 412079
      Post 315240  Bookmark   

Post 315240 (Elementary: "Pyrolysis (Dry Distillation) Q's", Chemistry Discourse)

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The hardest thing to explain is the obvious