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This is the Conversation Forum for History of Chemistry - Acids and Bases << acid....then base....mmmmmm Editors? >> Subject: Good basic stuff :-) Posted Apr 5, 2002 by Santragenius V   Posting 1 Funnily enough - in Denmark, the theory is just called the "Brøndsted" theory... (at least it was in my chemistry books) I used to be a lot better at this - in high school, I actually drew "weak acids and bases" as my exam question and had next-to-top mark after the 20-min stunt at the blackboard... Never heard about such wild acids though (I guess the wildest thing I've come across is HF) - sounds like they'll be hard to contain... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Good basic stuff :-) Posted Apr 5, 2002 by Dr. Hell This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 IIRC: HF isn't even such a strong acid (at least not in water). The problem is the Fluoride which attacks glass, and is devilishly hazardous. Cheerio, H Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Good basic stuff :-) Posted Apr 5, 2002 by Santragenius V This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Weel, yes - it is (quite!) a few years since I did chemistry... Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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