Summary for lime with steel nails experiment Discussion
lime with steel nails experiment: Sama Gutt asked why a lime with two small steel nails placed in a sealed jar of water seemed to disappear after 24 hours, leaving only the twine on the water surface, and asked what chemical reaction occurred and what happened to the nails. The reply from Luck & Regards said the twine description was unclear, but the likely explanation for the missing lime was not chemistry at all: someone probably removed it as a prank. No chemical mechanism was offered for the nails, and the answer did not support a reaction-based explanation. In short, the thread suggests the observed result may have been caused by human interference rather than the lime dissolving or reacting in the water.
Q. Hi there,
I want a scientific solution for following experiment done by us.
Two small steel nails insert in to whole lime and covered with twine threads and put it to clean water big jar and closed the lid tightly. After 24 hours we opened the lid and tried to see the whole lime but it disappeared but we saw only twine threads sit on top of the water. Whole lime was missing and even didn’t see any lime peels on the water.
What has happened to the whole lime?
What has happened to the small steel nails?
What is the chemical reaction for above? Please explain.
It is highly appreciated. Thank you.
Sama Gutt
– Victoria, AU
April 2, 2023
A. Hi. I don’t really understand the description of the twine thread and what it has to do with the experiment, sorry.
But as for the lime with the nails in it, the reaction there was that someone felt it would be funny to pull a prank and take the lime.
Luck & Regards,
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