How come acid doesn’t eat through glass like it does everything else?
In: Chemistry
Dissolution, whether acidic or alkaline, is dependent on the solute’s tendency to shed or accumulate electrons when in contact with a solvent. Glass is remarkably stable at a molecular level. It’s like a properly booked flight, where there are no empty seats, and every passenger has a seat. It takes a lot of convincing to move a passenger off, or allow a passenger on.
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