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Cloud1921 · 02-05-2006, 11:38 PM

Alvin! you're getting my name wrong here lol.
Yeah, Picked up a nice rhodactis on friday.

The extra sodium ion is probably a result of the combustion.
If H2O and CO2 are leaving, where else can it be coming from other than the the breakdown of baking soda.

As for MgCl, isn't it MgCl2? Mg is a 2+ cation, no?
If considering the excess chloride, I'm guessing it also takes part with sodium ion, but correct me if I'm wrong, it can also be hydrated. Futhermore, there are also other ions present in solution, i.e. potassium.

02-05-2006, 11:38 PM	#22
Cloud1921 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 333 Reefer Ratings: (33) Friends: (0)	Alvin! you're getting my name wrong here lol. Yeah, Picked up a nice rhodactis on friday. The extra sodium ion is probably a result of the combustion. If H2O and CO2 are leaving, where else can it be coming from other than the the breakdown of baking soda. As for MgCl, isn't it MgCl2? Mg is a 2+ cation, no? If considering the excess chloride, I'm guessing it also takes part with sodium ion, but correct me if I'm wrong, it can also be hydrated. Futhermore, there are also other ions present in solution, i.e. potassium. Last edited by Cloud1921; 02-05-2006 at 11:41 PM.