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		noname120 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Silica Gel Took Over the World Why not demineralized water instead of alcohol?

Numerlor 9 months ago [–]

Alcohol would dry up faster, demineralised water will have more time to dissolve and redeposit particles. Though you have to be careful with alcohol as it can destroy some plastics

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