No worries, folks
Supplier advised they had a "bad batch", replaced with lovely white crystals.
The brown stuff will be udsed for fun experiments!
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- 30 Mar 2011, 17:55
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: potassium iodide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2169
- 15 Mar 2011, 17:57
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: potassium iodide
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2169
potassium iodide
Hi folks I opened a new container of Potassium Iodide this morning, and instead of the gleaming white crystals I was expecting, got a yellowy-orange sort of crystal. Sort of yellowy brown sugar. (Didn't taste it!!!) Has anyone experienced this? Or has the supplier put the wrong stuff in? Can this ha...
- 23 Sep 2010, 18:29
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: pay rates
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10431
Re: pay rates
Xenon, You are very astute, 62 cents - 23% = 47.74 cents. X 10 hours = $4.774 Our secondary school teachers just had a strike day on Sept 15th. They are planning rolling strikes throughout the 4th term, starting Oct 14th. They want 4%, govt is offering 1.5%. They don't want performance rates. Crap t...
- 31 Aug 2010, 18:45
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: pay rates
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10431
Re: pay rates
Hello pals You will be pleased to hear I have gone up a step. Not by foot, but in my pay rate. A massive 62 cent increase 8O Our teachers go on strike on 15 September. They want 4%, govt is offering 1.4%. :cry2: I hear you have a 20 year old MP from Queensland. There's a guy into a good job :clap3: ...
- 13 Aug 2010, 22:29
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: marking glassware
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3386
Re: marking glassware
8) we have four lab rooms. Physics(red) Biology (green) Chemistry (blue) General (yellow) The only worry I have is that my prep room is pink!!!! :rolleyes: I would have preferred a sparkly purple!! 8) All the retort stands, clamps, bunsens etc are colour-coded. No problem there, except they walk. Gl...
- 11 Aug 2010, 21:33
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: microscope lamps
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1978
Re: microscope lamps
Hi Maree,
hopefully NZ. Although in South Island, freight, postage, may not be all that different from Australian source.
Ray
hopefully NZ. Although in South Island, freight, postage, may not be all that different from Australian source.
Ray
- 10 Aug 2010, 22:15
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: microscope lamps
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1978
microscope lamps
Anyone know a source for microscope lamps. 230v 15 w BAD15 base.
Any advice would be welcome.
Any advice would be welcome.
- 28 Jul 2010, 17:33
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: pay rates
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10431
Re: pay rates
Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate there will be a difference between Australian and NZ rates. However, I can do a bit of statistical manipulation when I write to our Minister of Education. I would like to tell you I only work part-time, 10 hours per week, at a relatively small school (aro...
- 27 Jul 2010, 17:59
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: pay rates
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10431
pay rates
Hi there everyone Can you people give me an indication of hourly rates for a science tech in Australia. Also, are you paid for school holidays? I am writing to the Minister in NZ, and I need some comparison figures. I know we get about the same as shelf-stackers. : :cry2: Minister gets a larger sala...
- 02 Mar 2009, 17:51
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: lucas reagent
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1744
Re: lucas reagent
Thanks for your help, Fran.
Reagent worked well.
Regards
Nat
Reagent worked well.
Regards
Nat
- 24 Feb 2009, 12:15
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: lucas reagent
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1744
lucas reagent
I know this reagent consists of concentrated HCl and zinc chloride.
Does anyone know how much of each?
Does anyone know how much of each?
- 27 Nov 2008, 20:36
- Forum: Free classifieds - 4 sale/swap/wanted/giveaway
- Topic: Lab manuals for sale
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3863
Re: Lab manuals for sale
Hi Sue
Is the Dungey lab book still available, and how much to post to NZ.
Need something new to read.
Cheers
natfrog
Is the Dungey lab book still available, and how much to post to NZ.
Need something new to read.
Cheers
natfrog