[nikonf4] Re: Hydrochloric Acid
- From: Koichi Mac <nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx>
- To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:24:39 -0800
Hudraulic fluid? What is the chemical difference on hydraulic fluid
and brake fluid? I thought brake fluid was a variation of hydraulic fluid.
But, about 30 years ago, I made a mistake of adding brake fluid to hyrdaulic
jack and ruined all rubber components.
Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP
Lakewood, WA U.S.A.
2010 / 11 / 21 19:25 PST
On Nov 21, 2010, at 0715 , Eric Welch wrote:
> Actually, hydrofluoric is even more difficult to handle than those three.
>
> On Nov 21, 2010, at 12:11 AM, Koichi Mac wrote:
>
>> Whoa, wait a minute. I think I was thinking something else……hydraulic
>> fluid…which also eats up rubbers and plastics quickly.
>>
>> Hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and nitric acids are three strongest
>> acids known to men.
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2010, at 1935 , Eric Welch wrote:
>>
>>> That's what I remember from chemistry 101.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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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