Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (January 2004, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Fri, 9 Jan 2004 15:35:07 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: road salt pH
Comments: To: Matthew <poll7356@uidaho.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <3FFF36A7.5050209@uidaho.edu>
Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

Ok Matt, it changes the diss. constant but not to "pretty acidic". I just did quick and dirty expt. at home with pH papers and sat. NaCl.

I got a pH of between 5.5-6.0

Alistair

on 9/1/04 3:17 pm, Matthew wrote:

> Salt (NaCl, MgCl2, etc) added to water will cause the water to ionize > into OH- and H3O+ ions (plus the salt ions). More salt = more H3O+ ions > = more acidic pH. I would take it as pretty acidic, but again variable > on salt concentration. > > Salt on it's own doesn't have a pH becasue it is a solid... > Matthew > Chemist (soon to be plumber- at least i'd be making $$$) > > Alistair Bell wrote: > >> off the top of my head... >> >> :) >> >> NaCl in solution does not supply any additional H+ or OH- ions to "create" a >> pH. >> >> Whether NaCl affects the dissociation constant of H2O I cannot say, but I >> would guess that the road salt solution would have pretty close to the pH of >> whatever water the salt was dissolved in. >> >> The rain/snow would be on the acid side I'd say, so the salt solution would >> be likewise. >> >> >> Alistair >> >> -- >> '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 >> albell@uvic.ca >> http://members.shaw.ca/albell >> >> >> >> >> >> on 9/1/04 2:32 pm, Jonathan Farrugia wrote: >> >> >>> does anyone know the approximate pH range of a road salt solution? i know >>> i should remember that from one of my chemistry classes but i can't >>> remember and i don't have a book around to look it up. i did some >>> google searches but came up empty. >>> >>> jonathan >> >>


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.