Name Reactions: Installment 2
Last spring, I proposed a new series of name reactions that every graduate student should know. I learned a new one last weekend that I call "The MacBook Dehydration Reaction". The experimental follows:
MacBook (2). To a MacBook running Firefox ChemDraw operating at r.t., add hot water (340 mL, 18.9 mol) in one batch, directly over the keyboard. Stare with mouth agape until screen goes black, then disconnect AC power and remove battery to afford worthless shiny white paperweight 1. Drain water and blow compressed air over the keyboard and battery compartment. Place 1 in a large ziploc bag containing drierite (100 g) and seal. Allow to dry at r.t. over 60 hours. Plug in AC power and press power button. Call Apple Tech Support and follow their directions. After determining that your battery is dead, a new one will arrive in 24 hours. Install new battery to afford MacBook 2 as a white solid (2040 g, 100%). MP: 189-690 *C.
