Even Less Biased Solvent Tier List

Solvents Lab Dichloromethane Acetone Thf Organic chemistry Tier list

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Even Less Biased Solvent Tier List

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Chemists ranking solvents is like people arguing about pizza toppings, but with more hazardous materials involved. This tier list reveals the secret hierarchy that exists in every lab!

The S-tier features the lab rockstars: dichloromethane (because who doesn't love a solvent that might be carcinogenic but dissolves EVERYTHING?), acetone (the lab's makeup remover), and THF (tetrahydrofuran, for when you want your reaction to work AND explode if you're not careful).

Meanwhile, water got banished to F-tier because apparently being the "universal solvent" and "essential for life" isn't impressive enough for chemistry snobs. The creator of this list probably still has PTSD from that time water ruined their air-sensitive reaction.

The best part? The "less biased" in the title suggests there was an EVEN MORE biased version. Imagine being so passionate about solvents that you need multiple drafts to tone down your dichloromethane fanaticism!

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