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Offline darklordsuperior

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Mixing - Why do some reactions take hours
« on: August 08, 2020, 09:35:51 AM »
Why do some steps in chemistry need hours of mixing when there is no change in the temperature while mixing.

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Re: Mixing - Why do some reactions take hours
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2020, 01:39:23 PM »
Mixing and reacting are two different critters.  Temperature change depends on rate of heat generation / consumption vs rate of heat addition/removal (heating / cooling).  Do you have a specific question/example?

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