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by yerrag
Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:08 am
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Why Does Glycolysis Make A Cell More Alkaline?
Replies: 1
Views: 3109

Why Does Glycolysis Make A Cell More Alkaline?

And why does oxidative phosphorylation make a cell more adicic? I'm told that during glycolysis pyruvate is reduced by NADH and this turns pyruvate into lactate. NADH loses an electron and becomes NAD+. This increases the ratio of NAD+/NADH (a redox pair). Why does increasing the NAD+/NADH ratio mak...
by yerrag
Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:48 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Potassium Citrate from Citric Acid From Lemons
Replies: 4
Views: 4218

Re: Making Potassium Citrate from Citric Acid From Lemons

Thank you!

Just curious, how do you determine which salt can work where its anions can be displaced by citrate? Is this a physical chemistry thing? It's been a long time since I took a class in physical chemistry.
by yerrag
Sat Aug 21, 2021 1:36 am
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Potassium Citrate from Citric Acid From Lemons
Replies: 4
Views: 4218

Making Potassium Citrate from Citric Acid From Lemons

A lemon contains potassium citrate, but not as much as it contains citric acid. Because I like my citric acid and citrate to be natural, and not made from molds as industrial citric acid is, what potassium salt can I react with citric acid to make potassium citrate? The reason is I drink a potassium...
by yerrag
Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:43 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis
Replies: 8
Views: 6569

Re: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis

Thanks.

I can see now I'm not doing it right. There has to be a simultaneous reducing (at anode) and oxidizing (at cathode) process to make this work.

Have forgotten my physical chemistry classes as this was long ago.
by yerrag
Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:58 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis
Replies: 8
Views: 6569

Re: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis

2Cl- = Cl2 + 2e- (-1.36v needed; Cl2 is released into atmosphere- I hope I can minimize this as I need the Cl-. Any ideas?) I wonder if instead of this reaction, I could add an electron donor to the solution. What electron donors can I use? Would methylene blue do? I'm just thinking this, only beca...
by yerrag
Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:16 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis
Replies: 8
Views: 6569

Re: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis

Here's what I've come up with on the process: First, heating the sodium chloride in water ensures that: NaCl = Na+ + Cl- Then, 2Cl- = Cl2 + 2e- (-1.36v needed; Cl2 is released into atmosphere- I hope I can minimize this as I need the Cl-. Any ideas?) Followed by both these 2 reactions: 4H2O + 4e- = ...
by yerrag
Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis
Replies: 8
Views: 6569

Re: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis

mportant is to stirr very good. Why?
You will not develop ClO2 that is different from ClO2-.
I did not know this. Thanks.

Why does stirring keep from producing chlorine dioxide?

Also, where can I get information on the potential (voltage) involved in dissociation/association reactions?
by yerrag
Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:19 am
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis
Replies: 8
Views: 6569

Re: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis

watched this video : https://youtu.be/1nAe_T5mO2o I think I have some ideas: 1. Lower voltage to 3v. This will conserve the erosion of carbon electrodes that dirty the water. But more importantly, it may keep the voltage from going to a point where it provides enough energy needed to make chloride i...
by yerrag
Sat Oct 24, 2020 6:45 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis
Replies: 8
Views: 6569

Making Sodium Chorite from NaCl Solution and Electrolysis

I came across this article that shows how to make sodium chlorite from sodium chloride in a water solution using electrolysis: https://sciencing.com/make-sodium-chlorite-5188671.html The reaction should look like this, according to the Chemical Equation Balancer: https://www.webqc.org/balance.php?re...
by yerrag
Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:27 am
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: What is the Product of Magnesium Bicarbonate and D-Ribose
Replies: 6
Views: 3390

I finally realize what happened.

The magnesium bicarbonate didn't self-destruct. It stayed the same.

The d-ribose seeded (there's a better word for it) the dissolved CO2 that I failed to mention was in the water. CO2 started to come out from solution and this caused the fizz.

Thanks ChenBeier!
by yerrag
Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:15 am
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: What is the Product of Magnesium Bicarbonate and D-Ribose
Replies: 6
Views: 3390

I was just surprised that adding d-ribose to my magnesium bicarbonate drink would result in fizz, which signifies CO2 being released from a reaction. I'm now curious as to what form of magnesium results. There was no precipitation of whatever form it is, it is soluble. Likely an organic acid but I d...
by yerrag
Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:02 am
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: What is the Product of Magnesium Bicarbonate and D-Ribose
Replies: 6
Views: 3390

Hmm.
??
That would explain why there is no such product on my search.

But I'm at a loss as to what magnesium compound would result from the reaction.

If d-Ribose is non polar, it should not lose an electron to become an anion, right?
by yerrag
Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: What is the Product of Magnesium Bicarbonate and D-Ribose
Replies: 6
Views: 3390

What is the Product of Magnesium Bicarbonate and D-Ribose

I put d-ribose into a magnesium bicarbonate solution and it fizzed. So I wondered what could be going on. I used the Chemical Equation Balancer and this is what I got: https://www.webqc.org/balance.php?reaction=Mg%28HCO3%292%2BC9H10O5%3DMg%28C9H10O4%292%2BCO2%2BH2O What is Mg(C9H10O4)2? I can't find...
by yerrag
Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: Chemistry forum
Topic: Potassium Bicarbonate From Potassium Carbonate
Replies: 3
Views: 21707

Thanks.

I just couldn't get the Chemical Equation Balancer to agree with us lol