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Anon hates aluminum (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

well yes but also uranium dissolved in glass is fluorescent

and uranium salts are bright yellow

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can get loads of pretty uranium colors in solution. I love me some chemistry, where the answer to the question "what color is it?" is preceded by "well it depends on the oxidation state..."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

wouldn't that be postceded

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The answer to the question is preceded by the phrase. Yeah, it was tricky grammar but I didn't feel like trying to come up with a more clear phrasing.

Anyway, as in "Well, that depends on the oxidation state. Aqueous +2 would give you..."