
Oh my god... bleach & ammonia - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Jul 12, 2003 · First off, you can’t make safe materials like hydrochloric acid from mixing bleach and ammonia. You may ask how I can say that. Truthfully enough, the chloramine that you make is more …
Embarrassing and Slightly TMI - Ammonia-Like Smell on my Clothes …
Nov 1, 2022 · I started practicising yoga again a couple of months ago and noticed a rather unpleasant ammonia-like smell on my clothes every time I do the more active classes.
Would mixing urine and bleach create toxic fumes? - Straight Dope
Jul 19, 2002 · I remember being told once not to mix ammonia and bleach because it would create some sort of “mustard gas.” I’ve also heard that urine contains ammonia. So would pissing into a bucket of …
Besides bleach-what else breaks down ammonia? - Straight Dope
Sep 21, 2007 · The bleach will quickly overpower the ammonia to produce a small amount of nitrogen trichloride (and other chloramines). The nitrogen trichloride is so reactive that it will quickly be …
Is putting bleach in my dishwater harmful? Was my mother wrong?
Mar 23, 2007 · Many dishwashing detergents already contain bleach, which explains why some brands make my kitchen smell like a swimming pool. Sodium hypochlorite (common bleach) breaks down …
Disinfecting plastic cutting board... with what I have on hand?
Jan 19, 2010 · Bleach [sodium hypochlorite] degrades quite quickly in the air, so literally you can just spray it on and let it air dry until the smell of bleach is off the surface. To be honest, I have dealt with …
What happens when you mix bleach and phosphoric acid / what's …
Feb 11, 2025 · There’s a lot of new disinfectant products out that are variously labeled “sodium hypochlorite and phosphoric acid”, or “hypochlorous acid”. From chemistry in high school, I …
Draino + Gasoline= ? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Jul 12, 2000 · IIRC, mixing chlorine bleach and ammonia-based products produces hydrazine gas, which was an early rocket fuel, is toxic, and (obviously) burns quite nicely. It is also, for the record, …
Cleaning question - plastic bag ink out of wood floor
Oct 1, 2005 · The ammonia may work for you. Unfortunatly some printing inks have a real affinity for synthetic finishes. I have seen vinyl floors pick up purple dye stains that literally discolor all the way …
ammonia and aluminum mixed together? - Straight Dope
Nov 25, 2002 · kyou combine Ammonia and aluminum you create a reaction that weakens the bike [/quote] Exactly. The reaction between aluminum and Ammonia (Ammonium hydroxide) is similar to …