Pre-lab Answers . 1. What is sodium polyacrylate? Sodium polyacrylate is a water soluble polymer. The chemical structure of the polymer is shown below. The basic polymer is poly(acrylic acid), which has a carboxylic acid group on each repeat unit. In sodium polyacrylate, the carboxylic acid groups are neutralized with a sodium counter-ion. 2. What is the difference between hydrophilic and hydrophobic? Which part of a diaper is hydrophobic? Hydro mean water. Philic mean loving, so hydrophilic is water loving. Phobic means hating, so hydrophobic is water hating.
Symptoms of a Bad Oxygen Sensor. When you have a bad oxygen sensor, your vehicle will run less efficiently, it can sometimes have a poor idle, erratic jerking at steady throttle, hard starting problems, cause the check engine light to come on, and will cause high fuel consumption.owever, replacing an oxygen sensor is a job that you can do yourself, (as long as the O2 sensor is not completely rotted into the pipe or catalytic converter) thereby saving you precious time and money. Letâs take a closer look at just what an oxygen sensor does and the steps you can take to do the work yourself.
If the 02 is bad or throwing a code because of a clog in the exhaust system like a bend in the piping or a clogged cat, it would cause some back pressure, affect the 02 sensor and stop exhaust scavenging would have exhaust still left in the combustion chamber, perhaps harming it and POSSIBLY over heating. replaced my fan clutch, flushed, checked hoses, no air pockets, no leaks in coolant system, o2 pump works, radiator questionable but throwing a new on in is my next step. The only thing the worthless dealer told me is that there's no leak in the heads. Should I replace that bad sensor or change my radiator...