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[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Dihydrogen monoxide isn't a good name for water, especially in this context. Hydroxic acid or hydrogen hydroxide make much more sense.
Water only splits into O2 and H2 under electrolysis, not due to acid/base chemistry. You have to be actively adding electrons. In solution, it dissociates into ion states as protons H+ and hydroxide OH-.

[–] KlugeMaster@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

TIL better chemical designation for DHMO, but the proper abbreviation was omitted. What is the proper abbreviation for Hydroxic acid? The public needs to know!

[–] Nice_Melt_Pleb@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They let KIDS drink this stuff in SCHOOLS

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I heard the government mixes it with lead in some schools

[–] Cedarwood@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

Oof too real

[–] YewmanBean@slrpnk.net 25 points 2 years ago

You find this stuff in toilets 🤮

[–] baby_dwoot@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago

I heard they put this stuff in industrial strength solvents and have found loads of it inside virtually every cancerous tumor. Wake up sheeple!!

[–] MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I also heard it's in the water supply!

[–] supercriticalcheese@feddit.it 9 points 2 years ago

And you can even drown in it, if submerged in it.

[–] normalmighty@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You wouldn't believe the number of autopsies where they found copious amount of dihydrogen monoxide, but still listed cause of death as "unknown." I've seen teachers promoting this stuff to children! WAKE UP!!!

[–] SaveComengs@lemmy.federa.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

spread the awareness! dhmo.org

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Oh man, wait until people hear about this crazy white liquid making it's way to shelfs all over the country... It's got an even HIGHER number.

[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[–] rson@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Boric acid enters the chat

[–] petrich0r@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that asbestos under the beaker

technically a beaker of pure H2O open to the atmosphere has pH 5.6