How come acid doesn’t eat through glass like it does everything else?
In: Chemistry
Glass is made of two things silicon and oxygen. to dissolve it you need to be able to separate these two things apart. Think of these as a husband and wife.
Their bond is quite strong as its quite a stable relationship.
Then comes the homewrecker called acid bringing their attractive ions along. Other couples are attracted to these ions more than their husband/wife therefore they dissolve. The bond in glass is too strong more most acids to break.
Except hydroflouric acid. They’re the kneau reeves of the acid world. HOT.
Edit: after a long hard think… Im leaving the typos in.
Edit2: thanks for all the awards! Was not expecting that!
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