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  • xkforce@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago
    1. pH is a measure of the [H+] aqueous concentration. pH = -log10[H+]. Vinegar has a pH of 2 to 3. concentrated HCl can have a negative pH. That DOES NOT mean that the acetic acid in vinegar is a base that reacts with HCl. And what you are claiming would imply that a more dilute solution of vinegar would react with a stronger solution of vinegar which you should understand is absurd. (While acetic acid can be protonated, it requires a strong acid to result in anything other than a very minor/inconsequential equilibrium i.e the hammett acidity function of protonated acetic acid is -6.1) Bases are substances that accept protons. That is not the same thing as having a higher relative pH than something else. i.e acetic acid vs HCl or concentrated Acetic acid vs dilute Acetic acid.

    2. The purpose of my comment has not to list every single example of gas producing reactions.

    3. Ear wax is primarily composed of fatty, wax like compounds. Few of which are appreciably basic or result in bubbling on exposure to acid. Which is something the paper you linked to discussed. You should try reading it some time.

    I am a chemist (and biochemist). You are not sharing “cool chemistry facts” you are sharing misinformation due to your lack of knowledge of the subject you are talking about.