Countertop Chemistry
Appendix B

Chemicals Used in the Manual
(MSD Sheets should be present for these materials)

Chemicals found mainly in chemical supply houses:

copper wire or foil guar gum lead nitrate magnesium wire phenol red phenolphthalein solution (1%)

silver nitrate sodium hydroxide sodium phosphate zinc (mossy) zinc sulfate

Chemicals found in grocery/hardware/pool or agricultural supply stores:

acetic acid (vinegar) - grocery aluminum foil - grocery aqueous ammonia - grocery bathroom cleaner (Formula 409™) - grocery Borax™ - grocery calcium carbonate (chalk)- school supply calcium chloride- hardware/auto supply club soda- grocery copper sulfate- pool supply corn starch- grocery cream of tartar (potassium acid tartrate) - grocery dark corn syrup- grocery Dawn™ dishwashing detergent- grocery dry ice- grocery Elmer’s Glue All™- grocery ethanol (Everclear) ABC store food coloring - grocery glycerine- grocery hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) -hardware/pool supply

hydrogen peroxide (3%)- grocery ice- grocery lemon juice – grocery light corn syrup – grocery lime (CaO)- agricultural supply M&M™ candies – grocery magnesium sulfate heptahydrate epsom salts) - grocery milk- grocery milk of magnesia – grocery orange juice- grocery red or blue lamp oil- grocery sodium carbonate (washing soda)- grocery sodium hydrogen carbonate- grocery soft drinks -- grocery steel wool - grocery sucrose - grocery vanilla extract - grocery vegetable oil- grocery water whipping cream - grocery Windex™ - grocery yeast - grocery

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