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Crash course in civility and reading comprehension?

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DragonEars

In Reply to: RE: Crash course in chemistry? posted by unclestu on March 20, 2015 at 15:45:58

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"look up hygroscopic.... I'm not here to teach chemistry and practicality."

Did you read my post? It had nothing to do with crystals or chemistry. I was trying to make a point about online civility.

Thank you for so eloquently providing another example of bad behavior.

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RE: Crash course in civility and reading comprehension? - JKT 12:46:30 03/24/15 (2)
I really didn't want to jump back into this but...

If you are going to present scientific explanations for your observations you need to be more precise in your terminology. You stated that the salt "released electrons" to the crystal. To me that implies some form of oxidation/reduction reaction. Given how tightly bound those electrons are to the salt ions, that's not conceivable. You respond with the one word "hygroscopic". No further explanation. I assume you are implying that the salt will attract moisture and CONDUCT electrons. Where do these electrons come from, no explanation. What's supplying the Free Energy to facilitate this movement of electrons? No explanation. I'm curious now. I want to know. Explain it to me. Don't be afraid that I won't have the technical cops to understand. I have undergraduate degrees in Math and Chemistry from the Univ. of Mo. - Col. and a Masters degree in Chemistry from Stanford Univ.

"It is better to remain silent and thought a fool, then speak and remove all doubt." A. Lincoln
- Yes, - unclestu 12:10:49 03/25/15 (0)
  salt makes strong ionic bonds between the Na and Cl. Still in the presence of water, probably the most common solvent on the planet, and something like salt, being hygroscopic, will pull water from existing humidity(quite obviously the amount will vary with the environment) and break down those bonds.
  Salt dissolves very readily in water................
  Strong ionic bonds, yes, but go figure when dissolved in water....
  Again I am not inclined to argue anymore. and I will not post any further to this line.
  
  Edits: 03/25/15
- RE: Crash course in civility and reading comprehension? - beautox 13:11:45 03/24/15 (0)
  An interesting experiment to try would be to put the crystals in some kind of desiccator to dry them. See whether you get the same or similar effects to salt.

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