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Blue_true

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16. Actually the mixture is sodium acetate and HCL and vinegar.

Reply to Blecht (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 08:42 PM

Mar 2020

The addition is salt pushes the disassociation of the acetic acid to produce more acetate ions and hydronium ions, the result is sodium acetate and Hydrochloric acid in small amounts in the vinegar. Sodium acetate is a highly used anti-bacteria agent. I think I asked whether such a solution would work due to uncertainty whether enough HCL is produced (the ph doesn't change measurably, so the assumption should be that the amount of HCL is small).

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As an old guy living alone I search and improvise to stay alive - for what it's worth: [View all] Goonch Mar 2020 OP

Careful ! Also used to make meth. May end up on some kind of list. Baked Potato Mar 2020 #1

Citric acid also kills -- and is in a number of Eco friendly products... pat_k Mar 2020 #2

I would guess that vinegar with some salt mixed in would kill the virus also. Blue_true Mar 2020 #4

I've read and heard multiple times vinegar does not disinfect. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #5

Vinegar plus table salt is a different chemical beast than just vinegar. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #6

May well be. But without reading the results of a study I would not use it. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #8

Yes. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #10

Please don't spread misinformation. Blecht Mar 2020 #12

Actually the mixture is sodium acetate and HCL and vinegar. Blue_true Mar 2020 #16

Vinegar is dilute acetic acid Blecht Mar 2020 #11

Adding salt to the vinegar increases the disassociation of the vinegar Blue_true Mar 2020 #14

You got the dilution rate right. Also your suggestion that people wear thick latex gloves is on Blue_true Mar 2020 #3

Troll your liquor stores often to find 151 everclear. Or hell, Bacardi 151 will work. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #7

Forget all that, get a big bottle Dawn antimicrobial dish soap for 89 cents and a scrubby pad, wash Baclava Mar 2020 #9

But playing mad scientist is much more fun! n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #13

Find some white rum n/t malaise Mar 2020 #15