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minus-squareGeodad@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoIf the aluminum is old, it formas a patina of aluminum hydroxide/aluminum hydride/aluminium oxide that stabilizes it somewhat. People often don’t know - because water autoionizes, it is both an acid and a base. This is why so many things can readily dissolve in it.
If the aluminum is old, it formas a patina of aluminum hydroxide/aluminum hydride/aluminium oxide that stabilizes it somewhat.
People often don’t know - because water autoionizes, it is both an acid and a base. This is why so many things can readily dissolve in it.