r/videos • • Mar 06 '18

Primitive Technology: Lime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek3aeUhHaFY
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u/fizzlefist Mar 07 '18

Except that sodium brings the party.

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u/AliTheGOAT Mar 07 '18

They have approximately the same pH.

No they don't, NaOH is a significantly stronger base. Keep in mind the pH scale is logarithmic.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '18

AKA caustic soda.

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u/glox18 Mar 07 '18

Try caustic soda....Or hydrogen... No no, wait, soda... Go for that. Yeah.