John Scheldroup wrote:
"TDKozan" wrote in message ...
John Scheldroup wrote:

...I wonder why, has anyone ever explained why salt does that,..stops virus replicating ??


"Salt is an alkaline substance."

Now you know,
John


Just *which* salt are you talking about? Table salt, aka Sodium Chloride or NaCl? If so, you need to contact the school district
you graduated from High School in and ask for your parent's money back.

TK


TD, let me help you out with that.

http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/ph.html

Acidic - the pH is between zero and 7.0
Neutral - the pH is 7.0
Basic (also called alkaline) - the pH is between 7.0 and 14.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...ne&redirect=no

In chemistry, an alkali is a specific type of base, formed as a carbonate, hydroxide or other ionic salt

A basic solution is defined as one that has a pH greater than 7.0.
Basic materials or solutions are sometimes called caustic or alkaline.

John



No John, let me help /you/ out with this. A solution of common salt,
NaCl in water is pH 7. There are /other/ salts that form acidic or
basic solutions in water but when "salt" is discussed in a
non-technical forum such as these, it is assumed that NaCl is being
referred to.

If you can't grasp this most simple (oops, almost said "basic") of
concepts, you're a ****ing menace and I pity anyone that takes your
advice on chemistry or medicine.

TK

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"Not only does nature abhor a vacuum, you ought to see my cat's reaction."