#chloride
I wish I could say this cartoon is so dated

#chemsky #chemchat
November 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
typing "chloride (edible)" into the shopping search bar
November 2, 2026 at 2:49 AM
In the wake of current events, post a blue character! 💙
November 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
#MineralMonday Mimetite, lead-arsenate-chloride. 9x8x6 mm. Black Pine Mine, Montana USA ⚒️ #geology . PLEASE VOTE! No MAGA! Science = Resistance! #standupforscience
November 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
It's potassium chloride.
November 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Adding sodium chloride to a mixture containing potassium chloride can reduce potassium’s unpleasant taste. The natural polysaccharide κ-carrageenan can also help mask the bitterness of potassium chloride.
November 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
*takes drag off cigarette*

Back in the 80s we wore costumes made of polyvinyl chloride that was probably full of carcinogens and a mask that you couldn't breathe out of.

YOU HAD TO WANT THAT CANDY, KID
October 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
🔥OSINT Absolutely Reliable:

✅ On October 29, Bashkir Soda Company in Sterlitamak, was hit by a missile - hitting the overpass of one of the workshops.

Production of terephthaloyl chloride - basis for production of bulletproof vests, ballistic helmets and composite materials for frocket technology.
October 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Pungent gas above Martian fissures hints at ongoing volcanism reut.rs/4jTsqeN
Pungent gas above Martian fissures hints at ongoing volcanism
An orbiting atmospheric research spacecraft has detected the pungent gas hydrogen chloride above surface fissures along a massive ancient volcano on Mars in ​a finding that suggests Earth's planetary neighbor is still volcanically active.
reut.rs
November 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I love when a laboratory supply company is like “We have hand selected these products we think you’ll love!” and it’s Zinc Chloride and Xanthan Gum. I hate those chemicals!!!!
November 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
❗Ukrainian drones struck the Bashkir Soda Company in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan. The facility is one of Russia’s largest chemical complexes and its only producer of terephthaloyl chloride, a precursor used in aramid fibers for body armor and other ballistic materials. #Russia
October 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
*chloride
November 2, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Trace gas mapper 🗺️

👀 TGO can detect gases down to a few parts per trillion. In 2021, it detected hydrogen chloride on Mars for the very first time.

♻️ Tracking these gases tells us how air circulates and how the atmosphere interacts with the surface below.
November 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
the chemistry is pretty simple. the electrolyte is the dissolved aqueous salts of ammonium chloride, also known as sal ammoniac. it's the same stuff used to tin soldering iron tips, and flavor the salty liquorice (salmiak) popular in nordic countries.
November 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Well, personally I'm going to count this then as the same sort of thing as "super heavy duty," a term which came about when we switched from ammonium chloride in the electrolyte to zinc chloride.

Plus, "carbon-zinc" is itself a misnomer since carbon has nothing to do with the chemistry.
October 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Any science on making potassium chloride less bitter?
November 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, dimethicone, polyquaternium-10, glycerin, methylisothiazolinone, sodium chloride ; wrapped in a gluten-free wheat flour tortilla, toasted, topped with sriracha.
November 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I researched the product and the list of ingredients says:
Potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, anti-caking agents (calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate), potassium iodate.
November 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Perhaps a little more sodium chloride
November 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Two targets hit in Russia on Oct. 29:

1. Bashkir Soda Company chemical plant, Sterlitamak, 1,300 km. It is Russia’s only producer of terephthaloyl chloride, a key ingredient in aramid fibers like Kevlar.
2. Marinovka Airfield (needs confirmation), Volgograd region, 455 km
October 29, 2026 at 11:40 AM