fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoIs water an acid or a base?mander.xyzimagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down16
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minus-squarespicystraw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoAbout 7. Fun fact i did not know before research, at 100 C waters pH can go as low as 6.14. https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Acids_and_Bases/Acids_and_Bases_in_Aqueous_Solutions/The_pH_Scale/Temperature_Dependence_of_the_pH_of_pure_Water
minus-squareMTK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year agoOh! So that’s why hot water burns you!
minus-squarenyctre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI know it’s a joke and all, but it’s not just the pH that makes something burn. A regular coke has a pH of around 2.5, for example.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoOh yeah? Then explain the sensation my sphincter feels upon butt-chugging three cans of coke, smart guy?
About 7. Fun fact i did not know before research, at 100 C waters pH can go as low as 6.14.
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Acids_and_Bases/Acids_and_Bases_in_Aqueous_Solutions/The_pH_Scale/Temperature_Dependence_of_the_pH_of_pure_Water
Oh! So that’s why hot water burns you!
I know it’s a joke and all, but it’s not just the pH that makes something burn. A regular coke has a pH of around 2.5, for example.
Oh yeah? Then explain the sensation my sphincter feels upon butt-chugging three cans of coke, smart guy?