Chemical chat

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skid off Stanislao Cannizzaro!!! Do you agree, Mr. Poo?

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Exercise for the experts (Duplode, Akoss Poo, maybe Backgammon too): you find a pocket full of white powder. What would you do to identify the material? What if it contains 5-6 ingredients?

[Duplode]

Lots would depend on the available equipment, but in any case I suppose some simple solubility tests would be a sane way to start. That might turn out to be an easy way to eliminate a lot of possibilities, or at least for having a partial idea of the complexity of the mixture. Furthermore, it would be an unavoidable preliminary step before, for instance, going down the chromatography route.

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Lots would depend on the available equipment, but in any case I suppose some simple solubility tests would be a sane way to start.

To start? First we should exclude the possibility of Anthrax bioterrorism. 

[Duplode]

Lots would depend on the available equipment, but in any case I suppose some simple solubility tests would be a sane way to start.

To start? First we should exclude the possibility of Anthrax bioterrorism. 

Physical Chemistry still is a safer career choice than Analytical 

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Physical Chemistry still is a safer career choice than Analytical 

Right! However, quality management is even safer.

Too bad, I work in a lab of a pharmaceutical company (R&D field).

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Too bad, I work in a lab of a pharmaceutical company (R&D field).

Countdown...

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I can't read out 1, 2 and 5, but the task is quite easy.

Edit: 1) should have multiple solution; others: some of them in pure form is unavailable in Tesco

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Akoss Poo's favorite molecule (check the name of the picture):