Talk:Peracetic acid
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Copper Killer
[edit]I've done a couple corrosion experiments with copper and have noticed that the metal is extremely stable and nonreactive; it takes twenty days to turn vinegar noticeably blue, and it barely even bubbles in hydrogen peroxide. After reading this article, I mixed some hydrogen peroxide and some vinegar together (to make peroxyacetic acid), and after placing a copper wire in the solution, it fizzed like crazy and turned the solution blue in seconds! I would like to put in the article that peroxyacetic acid has the ability to attack copper, but I cant include original research... help! Kyoobur9000 (talk) 03:36, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
- You're correct, personal experimental observations are not appropriate material for this encyclopedia. In fact even if published in a technical journal, your results would probably not admissible here. The encyclopedia focusses on observations that are not only time-honored and well discussed, but notable. Your observations jive with the usual observation that peroxide in the presence of acids is aggressive. --Smokefoot (talk) 04:49, 15 September 2012 (UTC)
Dead links
[edit]Please check the links in References, there are several dead links. --UAwiki (talk) 15:29, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
Boiling Point
[edit]The boiling point is 25 C at 1.5 kPa (11 mm Hg). The 105 C is at STP, which is not a good place to be, as it can be a bit touchy there. The boiling point notes reference Ullman and indicate the pressure at which the boiling point quoted was measured.JSR (talk) 13:27, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
- Still have boiling point notes with an Ullman citation that doesn't make complete sense, but better.JSR (talk) 13:40, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
- You are correct. Can change either the sourcing, leave the non-standard pressure bp (which isn't standard), or we can find a way to note both. MartinezMD (talk) 13:42, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
- If you've ever distilled a peroxide, non-standard pressures are usually preferred. They can detonated when you start heating them. I don't have a problem with moving the Ullman reference up to behind the reduced pressure boiling point.JSR (talk) 13:45, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
- Your changes are good by me.MartinezMD (talk) 13:56, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
- If you've ever distilled a peroxide, non-standard pressures are usually preferred. They can detonated when you start heating them. I don't have a problem with moving the Ullman reference up to behind the reduced pressure boiling point.JSR (talk) 13:45, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
- You are correct. Can change either the sourcing, leave the non-standard pressure bp (which isn't standard), or we can find a way to note both. MartinezMD (talk) 13:42, 5 May 2017 (UTC)