[alt-photo] Re: Re-acidifying papers with sparkling water?

[Jeremy Moore]

Ditto to the white vinegar. I've even used Sprite on one occasion just
to see if it would work--it did!

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 2:11 PM,  <ender100 at aol.com> wrote:
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> I've used white vinegar too—worked just fine!
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> Mark Nelson
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> Francis
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> I've used white vinegar in the past.
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> John.
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> Francis
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> I've used white vinegar in the past.
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> John.
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> francis schanberger
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> Subject: [alt-photo] Re-acidifying papers with sparkling water?
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> This is inspired by the lack of strong acids at home (where my dimroom is)
> but has anyone tried to re-acidify paper buffered with calcium carbonate
> using carbonated water (not club soda)? I trying to track down the exact pH
> but I believe it is around 3. Our major super market chain sells a generic
> brand of sparkling water called Big K and it costs about $2.00 a six pack.
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> It's been a while since my undergrad chemistry class but would there be an
> issue with using a weak acid and base that share the same anion?
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