Im wondering if more than 10g of P2NP can be added. Seems like a lot of work for such a small amount produced. Theres a shitload of aluminum in there and i cant help but wonder how much more could you react and still have efficient reduction. Could you maybe get away with 50g?
Is it a necessity to rinse the aluminum with mercury ? I see another synth does the same recipe expect no mercury wash and they use nickel and ethanol instead of iso and acid to hold the aluminum during rxn
Can someone explain what the chemical reaction is ? I understand some of what is happening but not enough. Is this a reduction, oxidation ? What is happening lol. The only thing I understand so far is aluminum dissolves in acids. What’s the in depth reaction ?
hello and thank you for this fabulous video. Is it possible to replace mercury (II) nitrate with mercury (II) chloride for amalgamation with aluminum? If so, does the quantity change? if yes in what quantity for the same proportion as in the video please? thank you in advance for your response
Okay for anyone that uses the aluminum amalgam and also can consistently get it to work I need a quick pointer. I have gotten the reaction to work but most often it completely fails. What type of aluminum are you using? I have tried using aluminum foil heavy duty and regular which the thin stuff actually seem to work better and I have tried using aluminum grains which seems to be a whole different type of amalgamation which I'm not sure how to carry out. If you do the greens the same as the foil they will never fully dissolve they just die out and stop reacting. But let's say you're just using foil easy enough what type of foil seems to be the best and the tricky part seems to be when to determine that the amalgam is ready I have seen things say when the hydrogen Evolution stops it's ready but I have also watched the aluminum dissolve to nothing waiting for the hydrogen to stop as a test. What happens if you use too much or too little mercury ii... there has to be a very simple way that works every time of when to tell the amalgam is ready some people say when it's not shiny but that's a pretty big window and does not lead to consistency. I have also seen the entire surface of the aluminum get very shiny and look like stuff was dancing all over it. That was a very excited reaction. Is it better to use a very tiny bit of Mercury or does it really even matter? For Simplicity and so it can be made quickly and fresh I take Mercury and add it to nitric acid concentrated just like on one of the videos on here to make the Mercury solution and instead of taking it down to a salt I just use it as is just like they do on their videos here so none of that should be an issue. What should we be looking for to know when the amalgam is ready and do you have any documentation that shows a picture or video of the moment to do it? Thanks
Okay for anyone that uses the aluminum amalgam and also can consistently get it to work I need a quick pointer. I have gotten the reaction to work but most often it completely fails. What type of aluminum are you using? I have tried using aluminum foil heavy duty and regular which the thin stuff actually seem to work better and I have tried using aluminum grains which seems to be a whole different type of amalgamation which I'm not sure how to carry out. If you do the greens the same as the foil they will never fully dissolve they just die out and stop reacting. But let's say you're just using foil easy enough what type of foil seems to be the best and the tricky part seems to be when to determine that the amalgam is ready I have seen things say when the hydrogen Evolution stops it's ready but I have also watched the aluminum dissolve to nothing waiting for the hydrogen to stop as a test. What happens if you use too much or too little mercury ii... there has to be a very simple way that works every time of when to tell the amalgam is ready some people say when it's not shiny but that's a pretty big window and does not lead to consistency. I have also seen the entire surface of the aluminum get very shiny and look like stuff was dancing all over it. That was a very excited reaction. Is it better to use a very tiny bit of Mercury or does it really even matter? For Simplicity and so it can be made quickly and fresh I take Mercury and add it to nitric acid concentrated just like on one of the videos on here to make the Mercury solution and instead of taking it down to a salt I just use it as is just like they do on their videos here so none of that should be an issue. What should we be looking for to know when the amalgam is ready and do you have any documentation that shows a picture or video of the moment to do it? Thanks
