To recap a bit. The distilled water in the 12 wall-plate cell (12 volt 10 floated plates)
gave a reading of about 2 milliamperes, adding a small amount of
baking soda (NaHCO3) boosted the current to about 20 milliamperes which
figures since no matter the amount of NaHCO3 in solution
the pH locks at 8.3.
We added a small amount of Borax (Na2B407-10 H2O) which
forms 2 Na+ + B4O7= which undergoes hydrolysis to
Boric Acid 4 H3BO3 + 2 OH -.
The current stabilized at ~ 800 milliamperes with lots
of gas production inflating a balloon, which my
able-bodied "lackey" stored away and refuses to light until
"maybe on the 4th of July" but he has the unit set up on a vehicle
ready for a road test. :-)
Fred
Sodium Perborate:
NaBO3.H2O
"Sodium perborate monohydrate is prepared by dehydrating sodium perborate tetrahydrate. The monohydrated form is essentially showing three advantages in comparison with the tetrahydrated form: a higher content of available oxygen, a higher heat stability and a higher dissolution rate into water. It provides a high available oxygen content equivalent to 32% hydrogen peroxide - 50% more active oxygen than the same weight of sodium perborate tetrahydrate. Sodium perborate releases nascent oxygen at elevated temperatures, it is a stable, solid source of active oxygen"
"Sodium perborate monohydrate is prepared by dehydrating sodium perborate tetrahydrate. The monohydrated form is essentially showing three advantages in comparison with the tetrahydrated form: a higher content of available oxygen, a higher heat stability and a higher dissolution rate into water. It provides a high available oxygen content equivalent to 32% hydrogen peroxide - 50% more active oxygen than the same weight of sodium perborate tetrahydrate. Sodium perborate releases nascent oxygen at elevated temperatures, it is a stable, solid source of active oxygen"
Sodium Percarbonate
2Na2CO3.3H2O2
"Sodium percarbonate is a free-flowing powder with a common name of solid hydrogen peroxide, it is an addition compound of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide. Sodium Percarbonate has an active available oxygen content which is equivalent to 27.5% H2O2. It breaks down to oxygen, water and sodium carbonate upon decomposition"
