This seems true. Even if people don’t know about sodium metal’s reactivity, they surely know how dangerous chlorine gas is, and yet salt is perfectly safe to eat. (well, depending on which health nut you ask…)
The folks we’re discussing don’t know that table salt is sodium chloride though. Clearly you’ve missed out on all the Dihydrogen monoxide fun. http://www.dhmo.org/ . I once got the majority of a board of aquarium keepers going full tilt over this. That was a beautiful April day! LOL!
How did you explain that?
By giving the very basic fact that a chemical compound’s properties are not necessarily, or even usually, the same as those of its constituent elements. Oxygen & hydrogen aren’t liquid at room temperature, after all.
Not in my rooms, anyway. I don’t know how cold y’all keep your hosues.
One grain at a time, a powerful microscope, and… years?
I have a different way of looking at the problem and yes I understand that the OP has Type 2 diabetes. (I also know that the mixture in question has since been thrown away) Instead of trying to seperate the two, whay not try cutting the mixed solution into a pure bag of Splenda. Depending on the quantity, it may take a while. I would not think a cup of the sugar/Splenda thoroughly mixed in 5 lbs of Splenda would dilute the concentration of sugar to the point of not impacting blood sugar. But I am neither a diabetic or a risk taker. Unless it was something like a 10lb bag of Splenda, I also would have thrown it away or just used it for guest cooking and see if they noticed.