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*** C.I.A. FIELD EXPEDIENT ***
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*** METHODS FOR ***
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*** EXPLOSIVES PREPARATIONS ***
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*** SECTION I ***
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***^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^***
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Converted to text file by
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The Cheshire Cat
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PREPARATION OF LEAD PICRATE
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Lead Picrate is used as a primary explosive in the fabrication of detonators.
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It is to be used with a booster explosive such as picric acid or RDX.
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MATERIALS REQUIRED (For 1 detonator):
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- Litharge (lead monoxide) (field prepared; also is used in plumbing and
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ceramic cements)
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- Picric Acid (field prepared)
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- Wood alcohol (methanol) (some antifreezes and paint removers)
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- Wooden or plastic rod
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- Dish or saucer (china or glass)
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- Teaspoon
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- Improvised scale
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PROCEDURE:
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1. Weigh out 2 grams (or equal amounts) by weight of picric acid and lead
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monoxide.
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2. Add the picric acid to 2 teaspoons (10 ml) of methanol in a container
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(dish or saucer) and stir.
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3. Add lead monoxide and stir.
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4. Continue stirring and allow the alcohol to evaporate. NOTE: The mixture
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will suddenly thicken.
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5. Carefully break up this mixture and stir occassionally until a powder is
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formed (a few lumps will remain).
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6. Remove and spread out to air dry. NOTE: if possible, dry at 100 degrees
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C (212 F) for two hours.
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PREPARATION OF PICRIC ACID FROM ASPIRIN
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Picric acid can be used as a booster explosive in detonators or as an
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intermediate to preparing lead picrate or DDNP.
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MATERIAL REQUIRED:
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- Aspirin, 20 tablets (5 grain/tablet)
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- Alcohol, 95% pure
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- Concentrated sulfuric acid (boil battery acid until white fumes appear)
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- Potassium nitrate (saltpeter)
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- Water
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- Canning jar (1 pint)
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- Hot water bath
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- Paper towels (for filter)
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- Glass tube or rod
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- Glass containers
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- Dish (ceramic or glass)
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- Heat source
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- Cup
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- Teaspoon
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PROCEDURE:
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1. Crush 20 tablets of aspirin in a glass container and work into a paste
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with a teaspoon of water.
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2. Add approximately 1/3 - 1/2 cup (100 ml) of alcohol with stirring and
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filter through a paper towel into another glass container.
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If aspirin is pure enough (usually cheap priced aspirin are) then Steps 1, 2
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and 3 can be omitted and can proceed and add crushed aspirin to Sulfuric Acid.
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3. Discard the solid left on the paper and pour the liquid from the container
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into the dish. Evaporate the alcohol and water on a hot water bath, leaving a
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white powder.
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4. Add this white powder to 1/3 cup (80 ml) of concentrated sulfuric acid in
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a canning jar.
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5. Heat the jar in a simmering hot water bath for 15 minutes and remove.
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Stir; solution will gradually turn black.
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6. Add 3 level teaspoons (15 gm) of potassium nitrate in three portions with
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vigorous stirring. After heating put jar in cold water and add potassium
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nitrate.
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7. Allow the yellow-orange solution to cool to room temperature with
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intermittent stirring. Solution is darker than yellow-orange.
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8. Pour the solution into 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) of water (cold if possible) and
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allow to cool. Upon pouring, solution is now yellow-orange.
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9. Filter the mixture through a paper towel and wash the light yellow
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material (picric acid) with 1/8 cup (25 ml) of water through paper towel. Takes
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considerable time to filter if genuine filter paper is used.
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10. Dry at 160-200 degrees F for two hours. The yield is 4.0-4.5 grams.
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TETRAMMINECOPPER (II) CHLORATE
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Tetramminecopper (II) chlorate is a primary explosive that can be made from
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sodium chlorate, copper sulfate, and ammonia.
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MATERIAL REQUIRED:
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- Sodium chlorate (obtain as medicine, weed killer, defoliant, or by field
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method)
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- Copper sulfate (obtain as insecticide, water purifying agent, or by field
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method)
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- Ammonium hydroxide (obtain as household ammonia or smelling salts)
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- Alcohol, 95% pure
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- Wax or clay
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- Water
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- Narrow mouth bottle (wine or coke)
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- Wide mouth bottles (mason jars)
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- Tubing (rubber, copper, steel)
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- Teaspoon
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- Improvised scale
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- Heat source
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- Paper towel (for filter)
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- Pan
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PROCEDURE:
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1. Measure 1/3 teaspoon (2.5 gm) of sodium chlorate in a wide mouth bottle,
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then add 10 teaspoons of alcohol.
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2. Add 1 teaspoon (4 gm) of copper sulfate and stir the mixture just under
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the boiling point for 30 minutes (heat can be supplied by a pan of hot water).
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The mixture will change color. NOTE: Keep solution away from flame.
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3. Keep volume of the solution constant by adding additional alcohol about
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every 10 minutes. Remove solution and let cool. Filter through folded paper
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towels into another wide mouth bottle. Keep the liquid.
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4. Add 1 cup (250 ml) of ammonia to the narrow mouth bottle. Placing tubing
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that it extends about 1-1/2 inches inside bottle, then seal tubing to bottle
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with wax (pitch, clay, etc.).
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5. Place tubing into solution from step (3) such that the end of the tubing
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is projected about 3/4 of the way into the solution. If the narrow mouth bottle
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is not taller than the wide mouth bottle, then elevate the narrow mouth bottle
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so than the tubing falls into the flask.
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III ..
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Ammonia I///////I I .. I
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I///////I I**..**I Solution
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I///////I I**..**I
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IIIIIIIII I******I
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Heat IIIIIIII
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6. Bubble ammonia gas through solution until color of the solution changes
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from a light green to a dark blue (approximately 10 minutes) and continue
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bubbling for another ten minutes.
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CAUTION: At this point the solution is a primary explosive. Keep away from
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flame!
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7. Reduce the volume of the solution to about 1/3 of its original volume by
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evaporating in the air or in a stream of air.
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8. Filter crystals through a folded paper towel and wash once with 1 teaspoon
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alcohol, dry overnight (16 hours).
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CAUTION: Explosive is shock and flame sensitive. Store in a capped
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container.
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POTASSIUM (OR SODIUM) NITRATE AND LITHARGE (LEAD MONOXIDE)
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Either of the nitrates are needed to prepare DDNP and litharge is required for
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the preparation of lead picrate.
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MATERIAL REQUIRED:
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- Lead metal (small pieces or chips)
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- Potassium (or sodium) nitrate
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- Wood (methyl) alcohol
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- Iron pipe with closed end or cap (one end only)
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- Iron rod (screwdriver)
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- Paper towels
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- Glass jars, wide mouth (2 each)
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- Pan (metal)
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- Heat source (such as hot coals or blow torch)
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- Improvised scale
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- Cup
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PROCEDURE:
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1. Mix 12 grams of lead and 4 grams of potassium (or sodium) nitrate. Place
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the mixture in the iron container (iron pipe) and heat in a hot bed of coals or
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by a blow torch for hour or more.
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2. Remove the container and allow to cool. Chip out the yellow solid with
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the screwdriver and add to 1/2 cup (120 ml) of methyl alcohol in the jar.
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Orange-Brown solid, cream color in alcohol.
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3. Heat the mixture in a pan of hot water until it reacts. Solution turns
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darker upon heating.
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4. Filter the mixtrue through a paper towel into the second jar.
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5. The solid left on the paper is lead monoxide. Wash it through paper
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twice, using 1/2 cup (120 ml) hot water each time and air dry before using in
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explosive preparation (for example, lead picrate).
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6. Place the jar with the liquid in the hot water and heat until alcohol has
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evaporated. The remaining powder is the nitrite, snowy liquid; some white
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powder appears but not much.
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NOTE: Sodium nitrite has a strong tendency to absorb water from the
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atmosphere and should be stored in a closed container.
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PREPARATION OF COPPER SULFATE (PENTAHYDRATE)
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Copper sulfate is a required material for the preparation of TAC.
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MATERIAL REQUIRED:
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- Copper wire or pieces
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- Sulfuric acid (battery)
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- Potassium nitrate or nitric acid (field grades)
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- Alcohol
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- Water
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- Two heat resistant glasses or jars, one pint
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- Paper towels
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- Metal pan (for hot water bath)
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- Wooden rod
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- Improvised scale
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- Cup
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PROCEDURE:
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1. Place 10 grams of copper into one of the jars and add one cup (240 ml) of
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sulfuric (battery) acid. To this mixture add 12 grams of potassium nitrate, or
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1-1/2 teaspoons of nitric acid. NOTE: Nitric acid gives a product of greater
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purity.
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2. Heat the mixture on a hot water bath (near boiling) until the bubbling has
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ceased (requires about two hours).
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CAUTION: This reaction evolves strong toxic fumes and therefore must be
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performed in an open, well ventilated area.
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3. Pour the hot blue liquid into a second vessel (keeping the unreacted
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copper in the first jar) and allow to cool at room temperature.
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4. After the crystals have formed, carefully pour away the liquid and break
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up the crystals. Then add 1/2 cup (120 ml) of alcohol to the powder and stir.
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5. Pour the solution through the towel filter and wash the solid left on the
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paper three times, using 1/2 cup (120 ml) portions of the alcohol each time.
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6. Allow the product to air dry for two hours.
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