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A heavy liquid is a solution or liquid chemical substance with a high density and a relatively low viscosity. Heavy liquids are often used for determination of density in mineralogy, for density gradient centrifugation and for separating mixtures.

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Uses

Common applications of heavy liquids include:

  • Density gradient centrifugation
  • Separating mixtures and sink/swim analysis
  • Flotation process
  • Determination of density
  • Toxicity

    The classical heavy liquids like 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane (Muthmanns solution), potassium tetraiodomercurate(II) (Thoulets solution), bromoform or diiodomethane which are used in mineralogy are very toxic. These toxic chemicals are avoided today in consideration of the fact that there are alternative water based, non-toxic heavy liquids like sodium polytungstate solutions. With this relatively new heavy liquid densities up to 3.1 g·cm−3 can be adjusted . Adding parts of pulverulent Tungsten carbide increases the density to 4.6 g·cm−3.

    Literature

  • Schnitzer W, Zur Problematik der Schwermineralanalyse am Beispiel triassischer Sedimentgesteine, in International Journal of Earth Sciences, 72/1983, S.67–75, ISSN 1437-3254 (Print) 1437-3262 (Online)
  • Boenigk, Schwermineralanalyse, S.6–15, Stuttgart: Enke, 1983.
  • Ney, Gesteinsaufbereitung im Labor, S.92–113, Stuttgart: Enke, 1986.
  • References

    Heavy liquid Wikipedia