Can teeth withstand bases better than acids if they are of the same concentration and quantity?
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YES, EG. SALIVA FOR EXAMPLE IS MORE BASIC THAN ACIDIC, AS IS ALSO  HUMAN BLOOD. THE Ph OF BLOOD IS 7.62,  NEUTRAL Ph IS 7.0.
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The corrosive properties of an acid or base depend on the concentration as well as the chemical (maybe dissolved in water).  If you put your finger in sulfuric acid, it was probably not that concentrated.\n\nNitric acid, hydrochloric acid (this is in your stomach), and fuming sulfuric acid (it gives off sulfur trioxide) are all very strong acids.\n\nIf you want to dissolve gold or platinum (very hard), you need a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid (aqua regia, read more on wikipedia).\n\nSodium hydroxide (lye) and sodium hypochlorite (bleach) are very caustic bases.\n\nIf the question is what is the most basic or acidic substance, it is hard to find a limit.  In organic chemistry, some useful compounds for synthisis are lithium-alkanes, such as n-butyl lithium.  It is an incredibly strong base because its conjugate acid, butane, is an incredibly weak acid.
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Depends on how pourous your teeth are xx
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to determine whether an acid or a base is soluble in say the universal polar solvent water, u should be knowing whether the substance is strong or weak\nnow bases like NaOH, CsOH, RbOH, Mg(OH)2 are strong bases and in solution they give us the cations and anions(mostly the hydroxyl grp)\nbases like Be(OH)2, Fe(OH)2 or 3, Cu(OH)2 or any of their oxides are weak and hence in solution they do not undergo complete dissociation and most of these are insoluble\nso in case ur not in a lab, the only way is to identify their degree of weakness
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Did you really need to post this question twice in one minute?\n\nBoth hydrochloric (HCl) and sulfuric (H2SO4) acids can damage human flesh -- the severity of damage and the speed at which it happens depends on the concentration of the acid.\n\nThe same applies to many metals -- the stronger the acid, the more rapidly the acid corrodes and dissolves it.\n\nPlastics are another thing altogether.  Some plastics are completely impervious to both acids, no matter what the concentration.  Other polymers are slowly attacked by the acids, slowly rendering them brittle.  I can't think of any specific polymers off the top of my head that are incompatible with HCl and H2SO4, but I'm sure there are some.
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Depends on the manufacturer and the initiators they use. Usually, if its "acid free", it will say so on the box that you bought them in.
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Well, it doesn't, really, except that since the law of definite composition says that substances always have the same ratio of the same atoms, they're going to have the same properties, including density (mass per unit volume).  Water is always two hydrogen atoms to one oxygen atom, and will always have a density of 1.00 grams per milliliter at 4 degrees Celsius.  Same applies to all other substances.  In terms of it relating directly to volume, though, it doesn't.
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Meth only rots your teeth if you smoke it.  Just like crack.  It destroys the enamel that protect your teeth from decay, therefore, your teeth are more suceptible to cavities.  Also, meth makes you grind your teeth ALOT, so, you can also break them or lose them altogether due to the combination of decay AND grinding them daily.
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YES!!!! It still has phosphoric acid in it which is the main cause of demineralization of a tooth (decay process).  If the soda has sugar in it then the sugar takes over in the demineralization process in the areas that the acid did prior.  I have seen so many people, esp kids w/ a lot of decay inbetweeen their teeth from soda...any kind!! Gaterade and Kool-Aid are other big no gos when it comes to teeth
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Just about anything that's not extremely gooey or sticky. And nothing to hard or your brackets will comes off, the dentist will give you a list but soem stuff on thier such as gum won't hurt anything. ;)
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No. Just your liver and brain cells. Nothing so notably important as your teeth, thank god.
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Different chemical composition, one has a reaction the other doesn't..☺
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Probably PVC.....it's pretty inert and resistant to acid or, in your case, base.
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Nothing is totally insoluble.\nThe mercury in dental amalgam forms an intermetallic compound with the silver and tin to form a very insoluble inorganic compound. The tiny bits that dissolve are easily excreted by your body. It does not accumulate in your body.\nIt is the organic compounds of mercury (e.g. methyl mercury) as commonly found in fish which can accumulate in your tissues and have the potential to cause damage. It's extremely rare \nto hear of poisoning nowadays - usually industrial incidents.\nTo say that white fillings (composites) are better than amalgams is incorrect. It's like saying apples are better than pears. In which way? Sure, composites look better, but they are also more likely to have post-op pain and failure than amalgams. And when failure occurs in teeth, you usually end up with a bigger problem. All my amalgams are 30+ years old, and will probably outlast me.\nSome people will do anything for $, so ask yourself - why doesn't my dentist just do white fillings all the time if he can charge higher fees? And do you think you'll get better quality in an Eastern Bloc country where you'll have no recourse if things go wrong?\nLater... sorry andyy (below), good lateral thinking but it doesn't work that way. There would be no adhesion between the white filling on top and the amalgam underneath, therefore leads to leakage and decay.\nInlays (fillings made outside of the mouth and then glued in) would be the best sort of white filling. They are very hard-wearing and stable. But very expensive for most people. Most people think of white fillings as directly placed composites.
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Most probably yes.\n\nWell it sometimes depends on how much tooth structure you have left, but mostly you need a crown.\n\nI will explain why, after a root canal treatment is done, the tooth becomes weaker because there is no source of nutrition to it that used to give it its strength, the tooth becomes brittle and sooner or later it will fracture when you apply much forces to, such as eating and biting stuff.\n\nThe crown will hold your tooth well together and re-inforce it.
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Having equal amounts of positive and negative charges.\n\nOr\n\nA mixture of equal acid and base with pH=7.00000
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<--------- 7 ---------->   (pH)\nacid                base\n\nthe smaller pH the stronger acid\nthe bigger pH the stronger base\n\nso you should arrange them from the smallest pH to the biggest\nstomach content (1.6)\nsoda pop (3)\nmilk (6.5)\nfresh water (7, of course neutral)\nhuman blood (7.4)\nsea water (8.7)\ndrain cleaner (8.7)