[Jewelry making - Article 00377] - Re: [Orchid] I'm In A Pickle!!!

[Tony Konrath]

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>          I seem to remember from my high school chemistry courses (too
>     many years ago to even think about)that salt is what is used to
>     neutralize vinegar" 

    No, salt does not neutralize vinegar. A SALT will be produced if you
    neutralize an ACID with an BASE (an ALKALI.) For example Acetic acid
    (vinegar) + Lye (Caustic soda) 

    You can also add a CARBONATE SALT - such as sodium carbonate, sodium
    bicarbonate or calcium carbonate ( marble chips and some chalky
    materials) but this "neutralizes" by producing an unstable acid
    (carbonic acid - not carbolic!) that deteriorates rapidly (fizzing)
    into carbon dioxide and water. 

    The confusion arises by the use of "salt" to mean only sodium
    chloride (table salt) 

Tony Konrath
Key West Florida 33040



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