Re: Cult: Clorox
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- Subject: Re: Cult: Clorox
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 13:38:17 -0600 (MDT)
Hi Celia!
You write (27 July 97):
> Nancy, thank you for getting an expert's input into the "is bleach
alkaline
> or acid question." I bow to David's superior knowledge. Heloise the hint
> lady is the one who told me household bleach is alkaline. Color me wrong.
Don't give in so easily! Whatever anyone may say (erroneously), bleach,
i.e., sodium hypochlorite, the active ingredient in Clorox, is a strong
alkali. That is why it neutralizes acid, as you have correctly observed.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
