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Potassium nitrate

potassium nitrate

KNO3;sometimes used as a diuretic and diaphoretic; formerly it was included in asthmatic powders containing stramonium leaves.

Synonym: niter, saltpeter.


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... plant is provided by a water solution which you should prepare. Calcium nitrate, Potassium Nitrate, Potassium Orthophosphate, Magnesium Sulfate, FeDTA, a solution with all ...

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... sure it is not folded. Add a couple of drops of salt solution..say 10% potassium nitrate. You get result instantly. Exosmosis will take place. Demonstrate and then wash with ...

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... off-white or grey. 2. Differential solubility law: general nitrogen and potassium can dissolve in water, and only part of phosphate dissolved in ... the hot charcoal on the role of combustion-supporting For the potassium nitrate.

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... B., don't you blow your eyes out!''). He has always loved chemicals: potassium nitrate, nitrosobenzene, phenacyl bromide, laughing gas, DNA, LSD. His mother sent him a Reader's ...

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