[nikonf4] Re: Hydrochloric Acid
- From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
- To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:08:58 -0800
Hydrofluoric acid. It can eat through glass.
On Nov 21, 2010, at 7:24 PM, Koichi Mac wrote:
>
> 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.
>
Eric
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