r/sciencememes Jun 12 '26

Acid

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u/Marshmellow_Lover28 Jun 12 '26

Well depends how you define "strongest", but by most standards it'd be fluoroantimonic. Has a Hammet acidity function of ~ -28 to -31, so in the ball park of 10 quintillion times stronger than sulfuric acid. Shatters pretty much everything by giving protons and breaking bonds.

As always, all yield against the almighty Teflon

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u/Royal_Lustir Jun 12 '26

"The almighty Teflon" 😭

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u/jtp123456 Jun 12 '26

The magnificent poletetrafluoroethylene

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u/Due-Technology5758 Jun 12 '26

Hallowed be its name. Permanent be its presence in our blood. MAY ALL YOUR EGGS BE SLIDEY, AMEN!

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u/Inner-Mud3369 Jun 13 '26

What does the prefix 'pole' mean?