why does eating soap/detergent make you sick? Since stomach fluid is acidic and soap is basic, wouldn’t they just cancel out?
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To test your hypothesis, try drinking a mixture of hydrochloric acid, and bleach (which is an alkaline). Repeat the process and adjust the quantities of each until it tastes just like water.
(please don’t do this – but hopefully you get my point, just because it is acid/alkali/neutral, doesn’t mean you can consume it).
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