• Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    I’m pretty sure Ammonia and Clorox Bleach are both alkali, also they famously mix to produce chloride gases, which aren’t salt and definitely aren’t innert.

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      7 months ago

      They are both alkali. Although I believe the process does make some chlorine gas, it almost all reacts and you get chloramine gas as an end result. Also very toxic, and what people die from who mix these.

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        7 months ago

        Chlorine isn’t an acid or base on its own. HCl is maybe what you’re referring to?

        On a side note, household ammonia is actually an equilibrium between water, ammonia, and ammonium hydroxide. Meaning it doesn’t fully dissociate in water, which by definition does not make it a strong base.

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          7 months ago

          Yup, you’re right, I was wrong about what they were actually putting in their mouths. It is interesting to me that the most unstable molecules can come together to form some of the safest salts/compounds, but that’s not what’s happening here.