Re: Re: The 5% solution...


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Posted by Rick Denney on November 02, 2001 at 14:19:14:

In Reply to: Re: The 5% solution... posted by Zac on November 02, 2001 at 13:54:58:

He added baking soda to the vinegar? That seems like a mistake to me. The vinegar is a weak acid, which is why it works. The soda is alkaline, which would reduce the effectiveness of the acid.

Now, rinsing the tuba in a baking soda solution after coming out of the vinegar--that's another matter. Seems like that would neutralize the acid (and the acid smell). Is that what you meant?

Rick "forgetting most chemistry but knowing that acids and bases don't like each other" Denney


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