dimebagdan
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started typing before his last post.
(giving+rep to the best answer) raising your ph with household stuff
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dimebagdan
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i laugh now but he really pissed me off. lol i thought he was serious. battery fucking acid haha
floridasucks
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well if my plants came out like the one in your avatar i would be pissed when people say shit like that too...
no offence to your avatar...
hom36rown
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Actual battery acid is sulfuric acid. Sometimes people call the stuff that comes out of alkaline batteries battery acid, but actually it is potassium hydroxide, a base.I thought battery acid was alkaline?
floridasucks
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am i wrong that alkaline means the same as base?
dimebagdan
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you must know me. yeah i take offence when someone busts on my avatar. just kidding i didnt grow that piece of shit.if i did i dam sure wont be proud. althought you could just get a dime off it.
WoldofWeedcraft
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Yea I figured it out. hehe
hom36rown
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Sortof. Not all bases are alkaline.
floridasucks
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just curious.. why would you have that sickly thing as your avatar anyway?you must know me. yeah i take offence when someone busts on my avatar. just kidding i didnt grow that piece of shit.if i did i dam sure wont be proud. althought you could just get a dime off it.
floridasucks
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lesson learned...
[edit] Confusion between alkali and base
The terms "base" and "alkali" are often used interchangeably, particularly outside of a scientific context, but they do not have the same meaning. While all alkaline solutions are basic, not all bases are alkaline.
The following are common mistakes:
This definition of an alkali as a basic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal is the most common, based on dictionary definitions [1][2], however conflicting definitions of the term alkali do exist. These include:
[edit] Confusion between alkali and base
The terms "base" and "alkali" are often used interchangeably, particularly outside of a scientific context, but they do not have the same meaning. While all alkaline solutions are basic, not all bases are alkaline.
The following are common mistakes:
- The phrase "measuring the alkalinity of soil" is incorrect since the property measured is actually the pH (base property).
- Calling bases that are not alkalis, such as ammonia, alkaline (ammonia is a base but not an alkali).
This definition of an alkali as a basic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal is the most common, based on dictionary definitions [1][2], however conflicting definitions of the term alkali do exist. These include:
- Any base that is water-soluble and [3][4] In chemistry, this is more accurately called an Arrhenius base.
- The solution of a base in water [5]. This would be an Arrhenius base in solution.
