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Offline Thirsty Premed

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Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
« on: November 06, 2018, 09:47:21 PM »
Working on a lab report about ionic liquids (specifically ([C6-mim]PF6)) and I was just curious... :P


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Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2018, 12:48:37 AM »
I can't even understand this question. Koolaid is dye, sugar, and artificial flavoring in water. If you dissolve those things in an ionic liquid, its not Kool-aid anymore, its just toxic.

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Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2018, 07:33:38 PM »
Says who?

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Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2018, 09:28:50 PM »
Well biology uses water, not ionic liquids, because they are harmful to biology

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0043135409006137.

So you can put kool-aid ingredients in an ionic liquid, but you'll be the only one who wants to call it Kool-aid and drink it.

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Re: Could you make kool-aid using an ionic liquid as a solvent?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2018, 10:18:31 PM »
Sheesh, poisoning myself and getting to drink kool-aid... that just sounds like a win-win to me  >:D

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