Parietal cells lining the human stomach produce hydrochloric acid concentrated to roughly 160 mmol/L, strong enough to pit ...

This review describes a method of analyzing acid–base disorders that incorporates insights from the traditional, bicarbonate-centered model and the Stewart (or strong ion) model (Table 1). 1–6 ...

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered the world's strongest acid. Remarkably it is also the gentlest acid. This non-toxic and non-corrosive acid may have a role in ...

Researchers have investigated the infection mechanisms used by bacteria causing severe diarrhea. Strains of Escherichia coli (commonly known as E. coli) bacteria, and bacteria of the genus Yersinia, ...

After more than a century of searching, chemists have finally nabbed a legendary acid. The acid called cyanoform or tricyanomethane appears widely in textbooks as one of the strongest carbon-based ...

This lab includes a theoretical explanation of how buffers work and how they are made, including a derivation of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. Students will use what they have learned to ...

King of Chemicals: In industrial chemistry, certain chemicals hold extraordinary importance because they directly influence global manufacturing, economic growth, agricultural productivity, and ...