In reply to R C Macaulay's message of Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:07:39 -0600: Hi, [snip] >Howdy Vorts, >Something Jones mentioned has me puzzled. I looked at the periodic table >closer and cannot reconcile the position that hydrogen occupies in the table >with it's perfomance in chemistry. > Much has been written about water and it's amazing properties, however, the > role that hydrogen plays in the formulation of water holds a mysterious > fascination when one considers how hydrogen could possibly be combined with > oxygen and produce anything but an acid. > Unless... and this is a rather far out thought.... Hydrogen represents one > of Jones beloved two sided coins themes if you may. Each having an identical > " face" but opposite. Could hydrogen actually be the only 2 phase element > existing that exhibits properties of both matter and anti-matter? Inquiring > minds wish to know. >Richard
Water *is* an acid, in as much as it release H+. However when you extract H+ from water, you leave OH- behind, so it is also a base, and the two cancel each other out. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
