MadSci Network: Chemistry
Query:

Subject: Why is Saltwater Alkaline when the Salt in it (NaCl) is neutral?

Date: Fri Oct 12 14:25:23 2012
Posted by Ed
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1350077123.Ch
Message:

Why is Saltwater Alkaline when the Salt in it (NaCl) is neutral? Surely there 
aren't enough impurities in it to make the pH so far away from neutral.


Re: Why is Saltwater Alkaline when the Salt in it (NaCl) is neutral?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Chemistry | Chemistry archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Chemistry.



MadSci Home | Information | Search | Random Knowledge Generator | MadSci Archives | Mad Library | MAD Labs | MAD FAQs | Ask a ? | Join Us! | Help Support MadSci


MadSci Network, webadmin@madsci.org
© 1995-2006. All rights reserved.