Re: What else is there to drink?

From: Helge Moulding (hmoulding_at_excite.com)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 21:12:22 -0600

artyw wrote:
> Jordan Abel wrote,
> > Are there any acids whose anhydrous forms are liquid over a
significant
> > portion of the range of temperatures in which water is?
> Phenol, a rather nasty organic acid, which is pretty much insoluble
> in water might be what you a looking for here.

Carbolic acid or phenol is solid to 43 C (110 F or so), and doesn't boil
until 182 C (350 F). It is soluble in water. Solid phenol mixed about 12
parts to one part water liquifies again. Its pH is about 3.8, which
makes it a weaker acid than acetic acid. Many fresh fruits (e.g. apples)
are more acidic than that.

Don't know how to qualify "nasty." It's used for medical purposes,
although diluted to 5% in almond oil. On the other hand, OSHA warns that
systemic exposure causes serious problems. An oral dose of just 1 gram
(1/28 oz) can be lethal to humans. Topical exposure to a strong solution
has killed a 32 year old man within 10 minutes. That definitely puts it
under my heading of nasty.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/phenol/recognition.html 

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