"josephkk" wrote in message ...
On Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:30:30 -0700, "Guv Bob"
wrote:

"josephkk" wrote in message ...
On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:24:08 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

I prefer household ammonia, followed by an isopropyl alcohol flush.

Ammonia is a base, as is the electrolyte -- like dissolves like.

If you care to get more chemically correct ammonia is a weak acid.

?-)

I think he meant household, which is a base...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia#Properties

I am not talking about household ideas. I am talking technical chemistry.
Ammonia, including household varieties, have the same chemistry, an acid
with a KA of about -10 so it looks basic compared to other acids (even
distilled water), including carbonic acid (H2CO3 (soda pop) which fizzes
in the presence of strong acids.

?-)

I probably missed the conversation by now.... This is a good discussion.

You are correct if you are talking about relative acidity - any compound with a hydrogen bond can be considered either acidic or basic:
http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genche.../bronsted.html

One example is the Degussa process reacts NH3 and CH4, where ammonia acts as an acid....

http://jack.ecosse.org/design/98-9/d.../BMA-prog.html

Likewise, compared with most other acidic gases and liquids, ammonia acts as a base. Like this experiment shows when you mix gaseous HCl and NH3....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0M-Q65VQHs

And so, there you have it! Everybody wins!

Bob

PS -- Whut dew I win?