Chemistry/Reaction agents

To see the rest of the reagents available on /tg/station, go to Guide to chemistry

Reaction agents

These reagents have active effects on reactions, consuming themselves on transfer. They can even be added to a full beaker for their effects to take place!

Name	Formula	Reaction conditions	Description
Acidic Buffer▮	2 parts Ethanol 2 parts Hydrogen 2 parts Sodium 2 parts Water	Min react temp: 250K Overheat temp: 9999K pH range: 0 to 14 Min purity: 0.3 Mildly H+ producing	This reagent will consume itself and move the pH of a beaker towards acidity when added to another.
Basic Buffer▮	3 parts Ammonia 2 parts Chlorine 2 parts Hydrogen 2 parts Oxygen	Min react temp: 250K Overheat temp: 9999K pH range: 0 to 14 Min purity: 0.3 Mildly H+ consuming	This reagent will consume itself and move the pH of a beaker towards alkalinity when added to another.
Universal indicator▮	1 parts Ash 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon 1 part Hydrogen Temperature 480K 1 parts Ethanol 1 parts Iodine	Min react temp: 274K	This reagent can be used to craft pH paper from the crafting menu. Will also dye anything it touches its associated pH value.
Purity Tester Reagent▮	1 part Prefactor a 1 part Phenol 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Chlorine 1 part Water 3 parts Ethanol 1 part Plasma Low temperature 1 part Stable plasma	Required temp:below 800K Overheat temp: none Optimal pH range: 2 to 12 Min purity: 0.25 minorly H+ producing	When added to a beaker, this reagent will either fizzle if a reagent in there is impure, or will do nothing if all of the reagents are above their purity threshold.
Tempomyocin▮	1 part Prefactor b 1 part Phenol 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Chlorine 1 part Water 3 parts Ethanol 1 part Plasma High temperature 1 part Stable plasma	Required temp: 50K Overheat temp: 500K Optimal pH range: 5 to 8 Min purity: 0.35 H+ producing Dangerous	This will instantly speed up any reaction added it is added to, giving it a short burst of speed. Adding this reagent to a reaction will give it a sudden speed boost up to 3x - with the output purity of the boost modified by the Tempomyocin's purity. 5u per 100u will give you 2x, 10u per 100u will give you 3x. It caps at 3x for a single addition, but there is nothing preventing you from adding multiple doses for multiple boosts.
Prefactor a▮	1 part Phenol 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Chlorine 1 part Water 3 parts Ethanol 1 part Plasma Low temperature	Required temp:below 800K Overheat temp: none Optimal pH range: 2 to 12 Min purity: 0.25 Very Endothermic	This is part of a competitive reaction between Purity Tester and Tempomyocin. This outcompetes when the reaction is cold.
Prefactor b▮	1 part Phenol 1 part Oil 1 part Welding Fuel 1 part Carbon 1 part Hydrogen 1 part Chlorine 1 part Water 3 parts Ethanol 1 part Plasma High temperature	Required temp: 50K Overheat temp: 500K Optimal pH range: 5 to 8 Min purity: 0.35 Extremely Endothermic minor H+ producing Dangerously volitile	This is part of a competitive reaction between Purity Tester and Tempomyocin. This outcompetes when the reaction is hot.