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nitrogen dioxide & dinitrogen tetroxide

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Hi everyone,

Now that nitrogen dioxide & dinitrogen tetroxide is now specified in the NSW chemistry syllabus in the equilibrium section, How is everyone doing it? We used to use nitric acid and copper wire in a fume hood but haven't done it in a few years. I've also read it can be made by heating lead nitrate but i've never had much luck with bunsen burners in the fume hood. I guess youtube is always an option.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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We're using Iron(III) nitrate and Potassium thiocyanate
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I'm lucky in that there are 2 large glass sealed tubes of NO2 that someone made over 20 years ago when it was last in the syllabus.
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fibreweb wrote: 18 Oct 2018, 12:27 I'm lucky in that there are 2 large glass sealed tubes of NO2 that someone made over 20 years ago when it was last in the syllabus.
Same here fibreweb
Ours definitely look professionally made . I asked my off-sider where they come from . He said they were here when he started 25 years ago .

If they are back in the syllabus then there's a good chance one of the suppliers will start selling them again .

Having said that , I had to make some when I was casual at another school last year . I also had to google it and dropped copper into Conc Nitric acid in a fume hood . within seconds a dark brown gas starts to form and the trick is to collect it in a test Tube and cork it quick all in the fume hood as this stuff is nasty .

From Memory I used a large Side arm test tube with a tube running into a collection test tube . The gas will basically fall into the collection tube , when it looks like it has a nice amount of brown gas in it , cork it quick .

Now I stuffed up when I tried it and forgot to have a cork ready for the side arm test tube . I just stuck my thumb over the end while it filled the collection tube . When I removed my thumb it was brown and leathery :whistling2: ....it eventually turned white and my thumb didn't drop off :crazy: .

So plan it carefully , wear gloves :D ......do a dry run first to make sure you have everything ready .

Incidentally it works really well , Heating the tube of gas in a beaker of hot water it goes clear , cooling it in a beaker of ice water , it goes really dark

But the cork will be stuffed by the end of the day , Nitrogen Dioxide is quite nasty stuff .

I was wondering whats the procedure if you accidentally drop one of these tubes in the class and the gas escapes
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Hi all,
I got 1 pair of NO2/N2O4 tubes for equilibrium from a place in WA. In 2014 they cost $134 + freight. The tubes are about 14cm long.

Am I allowed to post the company's information for this specialist item? Or I can pm the info to anyone interested.
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Loopy the rules at the moment are not up, so my guess would be PM them. Westlab want would you suggest?
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Post by Loopy » Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:55 am
Hi all,
I got 1 pair of NO2/N2O4 tubes for equilibrium from a place in WA. In 2014 they cost $134 + freight. The tubes are about 14cm long.

Am I allowed to post the company's information for this specialist item? Or I can pm the info to anyone interested.
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Hi Lou,
I wonder if you could PM me the details and address of the supplier?
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Loopy wrote: 19 Oct 2018, 09:55 Hi all,
I got 1 pair of NO2/N2O4 tubes for equilibrium from a place in WA. In 2014 they cost $134 + freight. The tubes are about 14cm long.

Am I allowed to post the company's information for this specialist item? Or I can pm the info to anyone interested.
Yes please!
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Hi Loopy, Could you please PM me the details of the supplier.
Thanks
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Me too please! maria.caira@ccgs.nsw.edu.au MariaQ
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And me too, please!
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Hi Loopy, Ive tried googling to buy these tubes with no luck, did you manage to find the supplier you purchased from? Thanks for any help. Regards MariaQ
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It seems my contact/supplier is no more.

The information I had was Allirra Glassblowing P/L, 41 Weston St, Navel Base . WA 6165. Ph: (08) 94371909.

Sorry for that...
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Thanks Loopy, I looked them up and they are permanently closed :console: MariaQ
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I just generate my own NO2 / N2O4 and seal into flasks for equilibrium demonstrations
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