Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 14:55:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Perry Malouf <pmalouf@access.digex.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3275$foo@default> Subject: Re: Baking Soda, salt
Matt wrote,
> ...i also would think that since base + acid = a salt... adding
> baking soda to...any acidic planting medium would cause a
> reaction leaving salt.
It depends on what you mean be "salt". I guess I'm trying to say
that the resulting "salt" from an organic reaction is different
from the type of "salt" from an inorganic reaction. HCl
(hydrochloric acid) mixed with NaOH (sodium hydroxide, a base)
will result in NaCl (table salt) and H20 (water). Inorganic
salts, or metallic salts, are definitely not good for CPs and this
is why we use pure water for them.
But baking soda and some organic acids would leave behind "salts"
that are different than the inorganic variety, and I don't know
how they would affect CPs.
Any organic/inorganic chemists out there who will help us out?
Regards,
Perry Malouf
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