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The Chemical Educator
ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 21
(2016) pp 3-4
Microplate as a Convenient Tool for Identification of Inorganic Compounds by Drop Reactions
Maksim A. Fomich* and Dzmitry S. Firaha
Minsk State Regional Lyceum, Serova 18, 220024 Minsk, Belarus, mfomich@gmail.com
Received October 14, 2015. Accepted December 18, 2015.
Published: 8 January 2016
Abstract. During practical exams of Chemistry Olympiads, the participants are often asked to identify dissolved inorganic compounds by their mutual reactions. We found that a transparent 96-well microplate could be used as a cheap and convenient substitute for a set of glass test tubes in this experiment.
Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; general chemistry; inorganic chemistry
(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: mfomich@gmail.com)
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