What???

the carbonic acid in coke pales in comparison to the phosphoric acid
concentration. And btw the sulfuric acid in a battery is not "pretty dilute"

Alistair

on 4/2/01 4:03 pm, Andrew Grebneff at andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ
wrote:

>> Ive been using coke AND Pepsi to neutralize acids when
>> i had no baking soda for some time now. I never new
>> about rust bolts and the others.
>
> dissolving carbon dioxide into water produces a weak acid called carbonic
> acid. This is what is produced when raindrops fall through the atmosphere;
> they absorb CO2 as they go, and if they land on limestone they slowly
> dissolve it. coke cannot be alkaline, so cannot neutralize an acid. however
> a weak acid solution CAN be used to further dilute a stronger acid solution
> (though battery acid is pretty dilute too).
>
>
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