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Up2Late

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75. Yeah, adding acid to water can be a bit dangerous, it can spit back...

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 03:38 PM

Oct 2012

...if you do it too quickly. I had to do that a few times, diluting H2SO4 (Sulfuric acid), we used it to lower the pH of one of the Chemicals in the E-6 process.

Btw, to anyone reading this, adding acid to water is the correct way to dilute acid, not the other way around, just do it slowly and carefully. Doing it the other way, adding water to acid, is very dangerous. Hint:

Most of the time we used NAOH, a very strong Base (and a great drain cleaner) to raise the pH, but that came in crystal form which we mixed with water, I was always amazed how hot it made the water when it was mixed.

We also used glacial acetic acid as a stop bath in B&W photography.

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Clorox bleach-scented water [View all] woo me with science Oct 2012 OP

well done! Grandcanyon99 Oct 2012 #1

Good info -- thanks! immoderate Oct 2012 #2

Thanks for your work. I am enlightened. louis-t Oct 2012 #3

And Hellman Mayo has also increased its water content. fasttense Oct 2012 #60

What part if the South? Was always Dukes around here unc70 Oct 2012 #61

We switched to Dukes. Nice and thick. sammytko Oct 2012 #62

He's from Kentucky and claims it use to be Hellmans or nothing. fasttense Oct 2012 #68

mayo mgardener Oct 2012 #64

except for the problem of possible infected eggs. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #82

Arrrrgh. woo me with science Oct 2012 #72

Don't forget to write a nasty letter to the company. louis-t Oct 2012 #77

k&r... spanone Oct 2012 #4

Good work. Thanks for the info. lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #5

Good work! sl8 Oct 2012 #6

I have bad panda days... happerbolic Oct 2012 #49

Very intesting. BlueState Oct 2012 #7

Maybe they rationalize it by thinking that people wouldn't want to use scented bleach to disinfect. gkhouston Oct 2012 #8

Interesting! Thanks. reformist2 Oct 2012 #9

I bet this applies to fabric softener and much more... 4_TN_TITANS Oct 2012 #10

Clorox Is Making More Money Than Ever With This Diluted Formulation...... global1 Oct 2012 #11

Could not agree more! October Oct 2012 #14

Yes, this is just one example woo me with science Oct 2012 #17

Bring back beer shampoo!!! progressoid Oct 2012 #54

I've suspected this is going on with more products than we think... Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #74

You Did Your Homework grilled onions Oct 2012 #12

So true!!! October Oct 2012 #15

Yep, it's more and more a sucker's game. woo me with science Oct 2012 #20

And yet they say we need less regulation. lalalu Oct 2012 #34

Great info, WMWS! Thanks! LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #13

I did not know that. Xyzse Oct 2012 #16

You can make your own bongbong Oct 2012 #18

thanks so much for the info ! april Oct 2012 #19

Good info but I still refuse to use bleach LynneSin Oct 2012 #21

I too refuse to use bleach. hunter Oct 2012 #30

And bleaching your socks... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #46

So you don't want to visit this lady's house. progressoid Oct 2012 #55

All that is accurate. It's the same with 'value' vinegar. 4% acidity vs 5 or 6. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Oct 2012 #22

True lalalu Oct 2012 #31

Hell, my tapwater has more chlorine than that! n/t Bossy Monkey Oct 2012 #23

Thank you for all your effort getting the info!! Gonna share everywhere! nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #24

This happens outside consumer products as well caraher Oct 2012 #25

Strange, my Clorox bottle has the percentages in it. zinnisking Oct 2012 #26

The percentages are labeled if they are greater than six percent, woo me with science Oct 2012 #35

Mine is exactly 6% zinnisking Oct 2012 #45

I just checked my bottle of Clorox... retrogal Oct 2012 #70

My cheapo brand says 2.75! louis-t Oct 2012 #78

Now you've gone and done it. TahitiNut Oct 2012 #83

Oh yeah OP does state that. zinnisking Oct 2012 #87

I posted about the very same thing here 7 years ago! :) Moosepoop Oct 2012 #27

+1 Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #33

Wow! woo me with science Oct 2012 #37

Well you educated me a little bit lunatica Oct 2012 #28

Good Job lalalu Oct 2012 #29

that explains it! I recall when use of bleach would eventually disintegrate white clothing & Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #32

I am surprised they have not used this in advertising. woo me with science Oct 2012 #38

I love this type of detective work! Thank you! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #36

Clorox has busy lobbyists KT2000 Oct 2012 #39

whoop, there it is deaniac21 Oct 2012 #40

I used to use it to kill weeds. Fuddnik Oct 2012 #41

10% strength vinegar... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2012 #47

I cannot go anywhere near bleach HockeyMom Oct 2012 #42

The rep probably wasn't even BORN when the concentration was 8%. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #43

Umm, yeah...anything more than 8-10% would be a little bit dangerous, and we can't have that. Up2Late Oct 2012 #44

Thanks for the info on "The Works." woo me with science Oct 2012 #50

You can get the Works at the dollar store Smilo Oct 2012 #67

Cool, I wasn't sure how widely available it was, I think it's made here in Georgia.... Up2Late Oct 2012 #76

I use The Works to etch circuit boards defacto7 Oct 2012 #73

Yeah, adding acid to water can be a bit dangerous, it can spit back... Up2Late Oct 2012 #75

YOU ARE SO RIGHT! defacto7 Oct 2012 #86

No sl8 Oct 2012 #89

You know what I use for the toilet? tridim Oct 2012 #85

Bleach can be absorbed by the skin and get into the bloodstream. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #48

My jug of Family Dollar bleach makes no mention of the % of sodium hypochlorite Bozita Oct 2012 #51

Thank you so much for your post and your patience with the company. Shrike47 Oct 2012 #52

No wonder my whites look like crap! GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #53

I was going to look at the MSDS for the various Clorox products to find the strongest one jmowreader Oct 2012 #56

Hey, thanks. woo me with science Oct 2012 #57

Somebody pass this on to Consumer Reports, STAT! Wednesdays Oct 2012 #58

thanks for your homework and for passing this on! raccoon Oct 2012 #59

Nice job! City Lights Oct 2012 #63

It's pretty easy to accidentally mix bleach and ammonia. tridim Oct 2012 #65

yep, i was going to say, 'not after you've done it once!' HiPointDem Oct 2012 #84

I buy pool chlorine MsFlorida Oct 2012 #66

That thought occured to me last night. louis-t Oct 2012 #79

another looting scam--Luna Bars vs. Cliff Bars BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2012 #69

Bastards...no wonder the white are dingy. Thanks. Historic NY Oct 2012 #71

I remember the good old days of the AIDS epidemic nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #80

very informative, thanks. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #81

I was tricked by that "discount brand" thing with laundry soap. joshcryer Oct 2012 #88