Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
strong acids and bases
English answer:
yes
Added to glossary by
Michael Tovbin
Nov 14, 2002 21:03
22 yrs ago
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English term
Satoshi Yamada (X)
strong acids and bases
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Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
chemistry
Avoid contact with strong acids and strong bases.
In this case is it OK to interprete the phrase as "strong acids and strong bases" ?
In this case is it OK to interprete the phrase as "strong acids and strong bases" ?
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| 4 +1 | yes |
Michael Tovbin
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Michael Tovbin
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yes
both linguistically (strong would pertain to both acids and bases) and chemically (strong acids and srong bases are the most aggressive of these classes of compounds. I would not make sense to warn about strong acids anâ any bases).
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