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either Aluminum or Boron are used in the synthesis of alum crystals
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What materials are used in the producing of Swarovski glass?
Swarovski crystals are made of 32% lead. Chemical coatings are used to make the different colors of the crystals. Authentic Swarovski crystals are only made in Austria.
What store do you buy potash alum from?
99 cents storeAnswerWikipedia says this is an astringent, styptic (stops bleeding), antiseptic, natural deodorant, and an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. So...try a Chinese grocery store or a health food store. You can buy Alum in any grocery store in the spice section. It usually comes in the tiny spice containers and is used for canning, such as pickles. It is also very cheap.
What are facts about the element nb?
It exists. It has mass. It is used in optics to make laser crystals and switches for pulsed lasers. Niobium is an useful element.
What is salol?
I think that it is some sort of liquid. We used it in science class to grow crystals. * SALOL is phenyl salicylate, which comes as a white crystal and then is melted down and cooled at varying temperatures and conditions to form different size crystals.
What is an example of an intrusive igneous rock with large crystals?
Porphyrite of any composition, granite, gabbro, diorite. Most intrusive igneous rocks have crystals large enough to see with the naked eye. Another term used to define an igneous rock with large crystals is coarse-grained.
What is an alum?
An alum is a form of salt with pale crystals, used in dyeing, tanning, and medicines, or a similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium or aluminium is represented by other univalent or tervalent cations.
What other cations besides aluminum could be used to make aluminum crystals?
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What is alum used for?
Alum is used in vaccines as an adjuvant. Alum is commonly used as a coagulant in water treatment. And its used for domestics water.
What is difference between feeric alum and non ferric alum?
non ferric alum is the purer form of alum as compared to Ferric alum. Non ferric alum is used in pulp and paper industry while ferric alum is used in water treatment plants.
What does alum mean?
alum is used in a doctors office when giving birth
Can alum be used in cooking?
Alum can cause stomach problems although it was once used in the pickling process to make pickles crisper. Alum is used in the canning process, particularly for pickles, to provide extra crunch. It is allowed by government agency, but its use is not recommended. Do not use in final product, only in intermediate soaking steps.
What tests could be used to verify the composition of alum?
Find the melting point of the compound and compare it to the published value for alum. You could also analyze by water of hydration by burning the compound until all of the water of hydration is burned off. Then find the mass of the dry crystals and compare it to the correct value.
3. Quartz crystals can be used as gems. What other more practical uses can quartz crystals have?
They can be used to make glass.
Why potash alum is used in purification of water?
Potash alum helps to precipitate contaminants from water.
What is the element of alum?
In the English language the term alum is used for the compound KAl(SO4)2.12H2O.
Can potassium-alum be used as a fertliser?
No
What spice can be used instead of Alum in Salsa?
Cilantro would make a better flavor Harmony. In my 30 yrs of preparing and selling my own salsa varieties, Alum has never been in my ingredient list.
