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sulphat salt

English translation: sulphate/sulfate salt

19:44 Feb 8, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Danish term or phrase: sulphat salt
"Grupper af 10 fisk blev i 96 timer eksponeret for 0,56, 1,0, 1,8, 3,2, 5,6 mg NN (base + sulphat salt, p.g.a. den lave opløselighed af NN base."

"Sulphat salt" seems obvious in meaning, yet only 7 Google hits for it makes me nervous. What say ye chemists and other practitioners of the dark arts?
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 08:36
English translation:sulphate/sulfate salt
Explanation:
The base and the salt are two different forms of the substance NN which is being tested. (If they had added a different salt, they wouldn't have included this in the mg of NN.) The base isn't very soluble so they add the sulphate salt of NN. Try Googling "free base and * salt".
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Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
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Summary of answers provided
4sodium sulphate
Nikolaj Widenmann
4sulphate/sulfate salt
Christopher Schröder


Discussion entries: 5





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sodium sulphate


Explanation:
I am pretty sure this is it, even though I am no fan of the periodic table.

Nikolaj Widenmann
United States
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: I was pretty sure it was also, with the proviso noted by Mette. (And it wouldn't be the first misspelling in this document.)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mette Krogh: Yes, probably. Especially since "sulphat salt" is not a correct spelling. With a small chance that it's another sulphate salt (i.e not the sodium salt)
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sulphate/sulfate salt


Explanation:
The base and the salt are two different forms of the substance NN which is being tested. (If they had added a different salt, they wouldn't have included this in the mg of NN.) The base isn't very soluble so they add the sulphate salt of NN. Try Googling "free base and * salt".

Christopher Schröder
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, this has the ring of well-informed authority to it, backed by a link to references that I can actually understand. :-)

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