[nikonf4] Re: Hydrochloric Acid
- From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
- To: "nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:35:51 -0800
That's what I remember from chemistry 101.
Eric
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On Nov 20, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Koichi Mac <nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Didn't know the stomach acid is the variant of hydrochloric acid. It's
> a very strong stuff, and I have chronic agita / excess stomach acid.
>
>
> Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP
> Lakewood, WA U.S.A.
> 2010 / 11 / 20 18：30 PST
>
> On Nov 18, 2010, at 1925 , Eric Welch wrote:
>
>> I learned plenty in my year as a chemistry major in college to know that
>> just because something acts one way in a specific environment in contact
>> with specific elements does not mean it will act that way in another
>> environment.
>>
>> For example, glass is perfectly fine to hold most acids, but not
>> hydrofluoric acid. it will eat right through glass. So they have to use some
>> other kind of container for that. Used to be they'd use wax. Not sure what
>> they would use now.
>>
>> And hydrochloric acid is in your stomach digesting your food, but if it
>> becomes too concentrated, it eats holes in that very same stomach.
>>
>> Vinegar is acid as well, but too concentrated and you wouldn't be putting it
>> in your mouth.
>
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