Why is it possible to safely drink a solution that contains a 50:50 mixture of equal concentrations of a strong acid and a stron

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Allisa [31]

3 years ago

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Why is it possible to safely drink a solution that contains a 50:50 mixture of equal concentrations of a strong acid and a stron

g base, either of which, if ingested separately, would be very caustic and damaging?

Chemistry

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kiruha [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-17T19:10:43+03:00

kiruha [24]3 years ago

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Because a 50 50 solution of equal concentrations of acid and base neutralize each other and you will get basically a complete neutral substance like water