like acid to metal
2006-11-06 09:35:31 · 4 answers · asked by onwar s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I use water at work that is so pure it is at 10 MegaOhms of resistance (this is extremely pure). It falls on the bare concrete all the time. Nothing has ever happened, be it stains, etching, or pitting. I've seen it eat right through the rough spots on metal when it is heated to steam, but never concrete. Of course, I do realize that the concrete has been sealed with a polymer of some sort. But there are places where we've dropped things that have chipped the concrete. The water was fallen in those specific places, and even flooded across them. Nothing.
Now water that pure CAN be erosive and it is an extreme solvent. You wouldn't believe how fast things dissolve in water that pure. It will rust metal faster than you've ever seen and it will break welds and springs in a steam system. This I've personally witnessesd.
2006-11-06 09:42:31 · answer #1 · answered by Rockstar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does bacteria and minerals have to do with burning concrete?
2006-11-07 00:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by SGK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not possible, it has a very low PH level. The minerals and bacteria have nothing to do with it.
2006-11-06 17:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by bobmustang_1999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your looking for an EXTREMELY corrosive gas, look no further than oxygen. Between Earths Water and Oxygen, its an extremely dangerous environment for most systems, look what it can do to a car body, especially combined with Salt.
2006-11-06 17:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋