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[challenge entry] never one around when you need one...

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(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:36, archived)
# Hahahaha!
That was unexpected!
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:42, archived)
# Way-Hay!
Thats great that is...
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:45, archived)
# wyoaoy!
-although b3ta made me miss my bus yesterday. bastards.

AARARGH Does anyone know what you get if you react ethanedioic acid with sodium hydroxide or potassium manganate (VII)?
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:54, archived)
#
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:56, archived)
# does it go
BOOM?
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:57, archived)
# no
I did it last week and nothing much happened...
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 9:02, archived)
#
Similarly, if you titrate sodium hydroxide solution with ethanoic acid, at the equivalence point the pure sodium ethanoate formed has a slightly alkaline pH because the ethanoate ion is slightly basic.

www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/acidbaseeqia/phcurves.html
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 9:06, archived)
# yeah cheers
I found that.
Just potassium manganate to go...
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 9:07, archived)
# Milk ?? Chocolate ??
Milk Chocolate ?

Do I win five pounds ?

And if anyone can thank Professor Fnord for me, that'd be much appreciated :-)

Thanky poo.
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:58, archived)
# Thanks Fnord

there you go.
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:59, archived)
# Cheers
ears.

In answer to the chememical question, I think it might be Marzipan........
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 9:03, archived)
# Umm,
is it cheese?
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 8:59, archived)
# didn't taste
v cheesy...
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 9:06, archived)
# I'm revising chemistry today
What's in ethonal?
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 9:03, archived)
# er
do you mean ethanal?
or ethanol?
(, Tue 29 Apr 2003, 9:06, archived)