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From: lotto@wjh12.HARVARD.EDU (Jerry Lotto)
Newsgroups: net.sci
Subject: H-less liquids
Message-ID: <17@wjh12.HARVARD.EDU>
Date: Thu, 2-Oct-86 10:49:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: wjh12.17
Posted: Thu Oct  2 10:49:24 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Oct-86 05:47:22 EDT
Reply-To: lotto@wjh12.UUCP (Jerry Lotto)
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The original poster asked for a common household liguid whose MAJOR
component is a molecule that has no hydrogen. Some suggestions so far:

Ammonia - no. Not only does the molecule (NH3 gas) have hydrogen in it, but
	the MAIN component of household ammonia (NH4OH solution) is water.

Bleach - Also mostly water. It is true that NaOCl has no hydrogen, but
	household bleach is rarely less than 90% water by weight.

Glass - an amorphous solid. The definition of a fluid is a substance which
	has no definite shape or form, such as a gas or a liquid. If you
	think glass belongs in that category, try walking through a pane
	or two.

The only answer I could come up with is Freon. Of course, it is
arguable whether Freon is a gas or a liquid, but I feel justified by
the fact that at any given moment, more than 90% of the Freon in your
house is in liquid form. I also feel a little funny about the term
"common" as in "common household liquid". After all, most people
wouldn't know where to look if you stopped by to borrow a cup...

Silicone (grease/oil) might be another answer if it wasn't for the fact
that alkyl (methyl) groups are used to prevent crosslinking. Without
these "end caps", silicone would be useful for door stops.
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lotto@lhasa.uucp