I have learned more about how tough chemical research is. I thought I would just have to find a few chemicals and then look for closely related ones on the wikipedia page. Unfortunately, I couldn't find many chemicals in this way and had to be much more creative. I am quite glad that I was able to find all 15 chemicals and didn't have to resort to choosing random things that I am sure won't work. Although I haven't had any setbacks, I still need to find places to buy some of the chemicals. The next step is to buy all of the stuff and start with my experiment.
Here are the rest of the chemicals I will be using (the first 5 are here):
6. Seawater (or water with high salt concentration)
Causes efflorescence or corrosion
7. Oil and then light on fire (not sure whether this will work and I might not actually do this)
Maybe the fire will do something?
8. Vinegart
Weak acid; I doubt it will do much
9. Ammonia
Base; I doubt it will do much
10. Hydrochloric acid
Generally strong acid
11. Nitric acid
Strong acid and oxidizing agent
12. Dry Ice (I will dump it in the bucket underneath so CO2 goes up)
The carbon dioxide may cause carbonatation
13. Liquid Chlorine Bleach
Might have some effect on the concrete
14. Hydrogen Peroxide
Strong oxidizing agent
15. Nothing
This is the control to see how much water naturally leaks through
Your research is really thorough so far, but if your goal is to make lots of concrete porous, then how would you realistically get dry ice underneath a street?
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