[nikonf4] Re: Hydrochloric Acid
- From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
- To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:24:33 -0800
It's just an acid like other acids.
On Nov 22, 2010, at 1:29 AM, Koichi Mac wrote:
>
> Wasn't familiar with that fluid, but sounds like it's a gateway
> chemical for synthetic materials.
>
>
> Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP
> Lakewood, WA U.S.A.
> 2010 / 11 / 22 01:29 PST
>
> On Nov 21, 2010, at 2208 , Eric Welch wrote:
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>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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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