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Scientists finally solve the mystery behind a 100-year-old chemistry experiment

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This is actually pretty f'n interesting, Mr. White!

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Scientists may finally understand the mysterious transition behind a century-old chemistry experiment. The details of this transformation, in which adding electrons to a bright blue ammonia solution morphs it into a lustrous, metallic bronze, have long eluded scientists.

The new study reveals the subtle details of this change, and shows that this transformation is gradual, rather than sudden. "What we've done successfully is that we've pretty much understood how these solutions behave at a wide range of concentrations using a microjet technique," said study co-author Ryan McMullen, a doctoral student in chemistry at the University of Southern California. This technique, which involves shooting hair-thin streams of the solution through a vacuum, has not been used on the lustrous liquid before.

And the discovery could open up new types of reactions in organic chemistry in the future, McMullen told Live Science.

 

Read the article, it's full of cool shit.

A student of mine researched compressing nanoparticles into unnaturally small volumes. Turns out cadmium possesses a deep sapphire blue capacity.

 

No link. She showed me her results. My chemistry chops are decidedly shade tree.

 

it is fascinating how spectrum intersects with the transfer of information.

3 hours ago, Willfully Horn said:

A student of mine researched compressing nanoparticles into unnaturally small volumes. Turns out cadmium possesses a deep sapphire blue capacity.

 

No link. She showed me her results. My chemistry chops are decidedly shade tree.

 

it is fascinating how spectrum intersects with the transfer of information.

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