DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DANGER, DANGER, DANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You run the risk of causing the brass to weaken.
If you want to clean brass, tumble it with crushed corn cobs or crushed walnut hulls.
An acid.
Add acid and neutralize the solution.
Limit the pH....
The H+ and OH- ions combine to form water.
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Buffers are chemical substances that neutralize small amounts of either an acid or a base added to a solution.
An acid.
Add acid and neutralize the solution.
Acids are added to neutralize base and inverse; a buffer only stabilizes the pH.
Limit the pH....
The H+ and OH- ions combine to form water.
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Yes. Vinegar will neutralize potassium hydroxide to form a mildly alkaline solution of potassium acetate.
potassium chloride
This can be done, carefullY (!!) with a counterbalancing solution of calcium carbonate.
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When an acid and a base react with each other they form either water or salt. When this reaction happens they neutralize.